genitive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv/ UK /ˈdʒenɪtɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
the grammatical case expressing possession or origin

In Latin, the genitive case marks the owner of a thing.

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Synonyms

1 adj · the grammatical case... possessive

Word family

Related forms genitor genital generate

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attributive genitive
a genitive word or form used before a noun to modify it

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin 'genitivus' ('of generation, of origin'), in grammar 'casus genitivus' ('the case of origin'), from 'genitus', past participle of 'gignere' ('to beget').

genitivus Latin gignere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# genitive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒenɪtɪv/

## Meanings
1. the grammatical case expressing possession or origin

## Examples
- In Latin, the genitive case marks the owner of a thing.

## Synonyms
- possessive

## Related Forms
- genitor
- genital
- generate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: genitivus
- Root: gignere

## Etymology
From Latin 'genitivus' ('of generation, of origin'), in grammar 'casus genitivus' ('the case of origin'), from 'genitus', past participle of 'gignere' ('to beget').

## AI Etymology
Genitive comes from Latin 'genitivus' ('of generation, of origin'), in grammar 'casus genitivus' ('the case of origin'), from 'genitus', past participle of 'gignere' ('to beget'). The etymological trail includes Latin genitivus and Latin gignere. As an adjective, genitive describes what is the grammatical case expressing possession or origin. The same family is visible in related forms such as genitor, genital, and generate.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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