'Genitive' definitions:
Definition of 'genitive'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" [syn: possessive, genitive]
noun
Definition of 'Genitive'
From: GCIDE
- Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, n. (Gram.) The genitive case. [1913 Webster]
- Genitive absolute, a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See Ablative absolute. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Genitive'
From: GCIDE
- Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, a. [L. genitivus, fr. gignere, genitum, to beget: cf. F. g['e]nitif. See Gender.] (Gram.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Genitive'
- Genital,
- Genitals,
- Geniting,
- Genital cord,
- Genitive absolute,
- attributive genitive,
- female genitals,
- genital herpes,
- genital organ,
- genital personality,
- genital phase,
- genital stage,
- genital system,
- genital torture,
- genital wart,
- genitive case,
- male genitals,
- attributive genitive case,
- female genital organ,
- male genital organ