genitive

Speech parts

1. genitive - Noun

2. genitive - Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

The genitive case.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

possessive possessive case genitive case animal venereal sexual genetic reproductive intimate passionate oblique sensual generative carnal bestial
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Antonyms

cold pure spiritual cool clean modest
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Hypernyms

oblique oblique case

Hyponyms

attributive genitive attributive genitive case

Phrases with the word

group genitive periphrastic genitive post-genitive subjective genitive

Examples

possessive pronouns Source: Internet

the genitive endings Source: Internet

Ægir is an Old Norse word meaning "terror" and the name of a destructive giant associated with the sea; ægis is the genitive (possessive) form of ægir and has no direct relation to Greek aigis. Source: Internet

A different kind of issue is that of the Old Turkish genitive /Xŋ/ (where "X" stands for any phoneme) and Old Japanese genitive /no/. Source: Internet

Already in the Mommsen text edition of 1882 it was suggested that the very long name of Jordanes' father should be split into two parts: Alanovii Amuthis, both genitive forms. Source: Internet

Although surnames are static today, dynamic and changing patronym usage survives in middle names in Greece where the genitive of the father's first name is commonly the middle name. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

geniting genitival genitivally genitive absolute genitive case genitive-accusative