genitive
/ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv/
adjective
- Relating to or denoting the grammatical case that expresses possession or a similar relationship.
- The genitive form of 'child' is 'child's'.
- In German, the genitive case is used after certain prepositions like 'wegen' (because of).
- She studied the genitive endings for Russian nouns.
Synonyms
noun
- A grammatical case used to show possession, origin, or a close relationship between nouns.
- In English, the genitive is often formed by adding an apostrophe and 's', as in 'the cat's tail'.
- Learning the genitive in Latin helps you understand how possession works in many languages.
- The word 'its' is a possessive pronoun that replaces a genitive noun phrase.