Gen"i*tive , n. (Gram.) The genitive case.
Genitive absolute, a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See
Ablative absolute.
Gen"i*tive (?), a. [L. genitivus, fr. gignere, genitum, to beget: cf. F.
génitif. 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.
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