genitive

(jĕn'ĭ-tĭv)

1. Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case expressing possession, measurement, or source.
2. Of or relating to an affix or construction, such as a prepositional phrase, characteristic of the genitive case.

1. The genitive case.
2. A word or form in the genitive case.

[Middle English genetif, from Latin genetīvus, from genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget.]

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• Grammar and Usage - genitive: noun case indicating possession or origin

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

Italiano (Italian)
genitivo

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

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