GENITIVE


Meaning of GENITIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdʒenɪtɪv ]

n. & adj. Gram. --n. the case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) corresponding to of, from, and other prepositions and indicating possession or close association. --adj. of or in the genitive. øøgenitival adj. genitivally adv. [ME f. OF genetif, -ive or L genitivus f. gignere genit- beget]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.