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Adjective: genitive  je-nu-tiv
  1. (grammar) serving to express or indicate possession
    "the genitive endings";
    - possessive
Noun: genitive  je-nu-tiv
  1. The case expressing ownership
    "In 'John's book', 'John's' is in the genitive case";
    - genitive case, possessive, possessive case

Derived forms: genitives

Type of: oblique, oblique case

Encyclopedia: Genitive