genitive
noun
- 1
(grammar) An inflection pattern (of any given language) that expresses origin or ownership and possession.
- 2
(grammar) A word inflected in the genitive case; a word indicating origin, ownership or possession.
adjective
- 1
(grammar) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses a quality, origin or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.
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