Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genitive case

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: gen-i-tive -case
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The grammatical case, chiefly applicable to nouns, used to express a relationship of origin or possession. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition of and the suffix -'s.

Example Sentences

"In very early times a man seems to have been known by a single name together with his father's name in the genitive case, e.g. Marcus Marci; […]"

Inflected Forms

genitive cases (plural)

Synonyms

genitive possessive possessive case

Questions

What does genitive case mean?: The grammatical case, chiefly applicable to nouns, used to express a relationship of origin or possession. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition of and the suffix -'s.

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