genitive
adjective
gen·i·tive
ˈje-nə-tiv 
1
: of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) that typically marks a person or thing that possesses someone or something else or the source from which someone or something comes compare possessive
2
: expressing a relationship that in some inflected languages is often marked by a genitive case
—used especially of English prepositional phrases introduced by of
genitive
noun
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“Genitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genitive. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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genitive
adjective
gen·i·tive
ˈjen-ət-iv
: of, relating to, or being a grammatical case marking typically possession or source compare possessive
genitival
adjective
ˌjen-ə-ˈtī-vəl
genitive
noun
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