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genitive

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
gen·i·tive 
          Listen to the pronunciation of genitive
Pronunciation:
\ˈje-nə-tiv\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Latin genetivus, genitivus, literally, of generation (erroneous translation of Greek genikos genitive), from genitus
Date:
14th century
1 : of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical case marking typically a relationship of possessor or source — compare possessive 2 : expressing a relationship that in some inflected languages is often marked by a genitive case —used especially of English prepositional phrases introduced by of
genitive noun


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