| Definitions | genitive
noun
- (grammar) (uncountable) The genitive case; the inflection pattern (of any given language) that expresses origin or ownership and possession.
- (grammar) (countable) A word inflected in the genitive case; a word indicating origin, ownership or possession.
Translations: - Dutch: tweede naamval(nl, genitief, m, {{t-, nl)m
- French: génitif(fr)m
- German: Genitiv(de)m
- Spanish: genitivo(es)m
adjective
- (Grammar) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses origin or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.
Translations: - Dutch: genitief(nl)m
- French: génitive(fr, génitif, m}}, {{t-, fr)f
- German: genitivisch(de)
- Spanish: genitiva(es, genitivo, m, {{t-, es)f
Etymology: From Latin genitus, the substantive form of genitalis meaning "pertaining to generation or birth", from the Greek genete, (birth).
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