genitive
American Heritage Dictionary:
Top
gen·i·tive
(jĕn'ĭ-tĭv) 
adj.
adj.
- Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case expressing possession, measurement, or source.
- Of or relating to an affix or construction, such as a prepositional phrase, characteristic of the genitive case.
- The genitive case.
- A word or form in the genitive case.
[Middle English genetif, from Latin genetīvus, from genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget.]
Related Videos:
Top
genitive
Columbia Encyclopedia:
Top
genitive
genitive (jĕn'ĭtĭv) [Lat.,=genetic], in Latin grammar, the case typically used to refer to a possessor. The term is used in the grammar of other languages, but the phenomenon referred to may not closely resemble a Latin genitive; thus a Latin genitive will be translated by a number of different cases in Finnish. Such forms in English as his and father's are said to be genitive, or, more often, possessive.
Random House Word Menu:
Top
categories related to 'genitive'
- Grammar and Usage - genitive: noun case indicating possession or origin
See crossword solutions for the clue Translations:
Top
Genitive
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - genitivisk, genitiv-
n. - genitiv, ejefald
idioms:
- genitive case genitiv, ejefald
Nederlands (Dutch)
(betreffende) de tweede naamval
Français (French)
adj. - génitif, au génitif
n. - génitif
idioms:
- genitive case (Ling) cas génitif
Deutsch (German)
n. - Genitiv, Wesfall, zweiter Fall
adj. - genitivisch, Genitiv-
idioms:
- genitive case Genitiv, Wesfall, zweiter Fall
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γραμμ.) γενική (πτώση)
adj. - στη γενική (πτώση)
idioms:
- genitive case γενική πτώση
idioms:
- genitive case genitivo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - genitivo (m) (Gram.), palavra (f) em genitivo
adj. - genitivo
idioms:
- genitive case caso (m) genitivo
Русский (Russian)
родительный (падеж)
idioms:
- genitive case родительный падеж
Español (Spanish)
adj. - genitivo
n. - genitivo
idioms:
- genitive case caso genitivo, declinación genitiva
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - genitiv (gram.)
adj. - genitiv (gram.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
属格的, 属格
idioms:
- genitive case 所有格形式
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 屬格的
n. - 屬格
idioms:
- genitive case 所有格形式
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소유격의
n. - 소유격
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 属格の, 所有格の
n. - 属格語形
idioms:
- genitive case 属格(文法)
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حاله المضاف إليه (صفه) إضافي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - של יחסות השייכות הקניין והסמיכות
n. - סמיכות, יחסות השייכות, הקניין והסמיכות
If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
American Heritage Dictionary
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Columbia Encyclopedia
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/.
Read more
Random House Word Menu
© 2010 Write Brothers Inc. Word Menu is a registered trademark of the Estate of Stephen Glazier.
Write Brothers Inc.
All rights reserved.
Read more
Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary
Collins Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary © Anne Bradford, 1986, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008
HarperCollins Publishers
All rights reserved.
Read more
