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genit

genit is the abbreviation of genitive.

Meaning of genitive

Noun

genitive (countable and uncountable, plural genitives)

  1. (countable) A word inflected in the genitive case, and which thus indicates origin or possession.
    • This one vvord familia joyn'd vvith pater, mater, filius, or filia, endeth the Genitive in as, as pater familias, but ſomtimes familiæ.1669, J[ohn] M[ilton], “Of Nouns”, in Accedence Commenc’t Grammar, […], to Attain the Latin Tongue; […], London: […] S[amuel] Simmons, […], →OCLC, page 5

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Questions about genit

What is genit the abbreviation of?
Genit is the abbreviation of genitive.

Words near genit in the dictionary

  1. genistas
  2. genistein
  3. genistin
  4. genistoid
  5. genistoids
  6. genit
  7. genital
  8. genital cord
  9. genital cords
  10. genital cutting
  11. genital herpes

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