Genitive

Genitive , adjective

[Latin genitivus, from gignere, genitum, to beget: compare French génitif. See Gender.]

(Grammar) 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.

Genitive , noun

(Grammar) The genitive case.

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Genitive absolute , a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See Ablative absolute.