Associations to the word «Genitive»

Wiktionary

GENITIVE, 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.
GENITIVE, noun. (grammar) (uncountable) An inflection pattern (of any given language) that expresses origin or ownership and possession.
GENITIVE, noun. (grammar) (countable) A word inflected in the genitive case; a word indicating origin, ownership or possession.
GENITIVE CASE, noun. (grammar) Noun case used to express some relationship such as possession or origin. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition "of."
GENITIVE CASES, noun. Plural of genitive case

Dictionary definition

GENITIVE, noun. The case expressing ownership.
GENITIVE, adjective. Serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King