Synonyms for genitive
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A word inflected in the genitive case, and which thus indicates origin or possession.
- adj. 1
Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive.
The student who had taken a German exam realised his error afterwards. He had used the dative case instead of the genitive case to show possession.
Related words
- Word family
- genital
- Phrases
- genitive case independent genitive headless genitive substantive genitive
Forms
- Plural
- genitives → possessives…
Example sentences
- possessive Sociopaths are possessive over other people.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| genitive | rising | |
| possessive | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- possessive3
- 11 letters
- progenitive
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (possessive3 = 3 syllables).