- ♦ genitive
- ♦ genitive /ˈdʒɛnətɪv/ (gramm.)
a. e n.genitivo: the genitive case, il caso genitivo; genitive absolute, genitivo assolutogenitivala.del genitivo; genitivale.
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♦ genitive
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Genitive — Gen i*tive, n. (Gram.) The genitive case. [1913 Webster] {Genitive absolute}, a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See {Ablative absolute}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Genitive absolute — Genitive Gen i*tive, n. (Gram.) The genitive case. [1913 Webster] {Genitive absolute}, a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See {Ablative absolute}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
genitive — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. genitif or directly from L. (casus) genitivus case expressing possession, source, origin, from genitus (pp. of gignere; see GENITAL (Cf. genital)); misused by Latin grammarians to render Gk. genike (ptosis) generic… … Etymology dictionary
genitive Grammar — [ dʒɛnɪtɪv] adjective denoting a case indicating possession or close association. noun a word in the genitive case. Derivatives genitival tʌɪv(ə)l adjective Origin ME: from OFr. genitif, ive or L. genitivus (casus) (case) of production or origin … English new terms dictionary
genitive — Grammar ► ADJECTIVE ▪ denoting a case indicating possession or close association. ► NOUN ▪ a word in the genitive case. ORIGIN from Latin genitivus casus case of production or origin , from gignere beget … English terms dictionary
genitive — [jen′i tiv] adj. [ME genitif < OFr < L ( casus) genitivus, lit., (case) of orig. < genitus (see GENITAL): mistransl. < Gr genikē, generic (case), (case) of genus < Gr genos, GENUS] Gram. designating, of, or in a relational case… … English World dictionary
Genitive — Gen i*tive, a. [L. genitivus, fr. gignere, genitum, to beget: cf. F. g[ e]nitif. See {Gender}.] (Gram.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Genitive case — In grammar, the genitive case or possessive case (also called the second case ) is the case that marks a noun as modifying another noun. It often marks a noun as being the possessor of another noun but it can also indicate various relationships… … Wikipedia
Genitive absolute — In Ancient Greek grammar, the genitive absolute (Latin: genitivus absolutus) is a grammatical construction consisting of a participle and often a noun which are both in the genitive case, very similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. A genitive … Wikipedia
genitive-accusative — noun The use of genitive as a case of the grammatical object; exists at least in several Slavic and Finnic languages. The term genitive accusative refers to the use of genitive form in accusative function. It is a phenomenon that has grown and… … Wiktionary
genitive — /ˈdʒɛnətɪv / (say jenuhtiv) Grammar –adjective 1. denoting the case of a noun used to modify another noun, indicating possession and other relationships such as origin and association; compare Jane s wallet, Japan s ambassador, a week s work.… …
