genitive case
genitive case 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.
Noun
genitive case (plural genitive cases)
- 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.
- 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; […]1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xiv
- Synonyms:
- genitive
genitive case meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
genitive case in Hindi
- grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession
- संबंध कारक sambandh kārak
genitive case in Tamil
- ஆறாம் வேற்றுமை
genitive case in Marathi
- grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession
- षष्ठी विभक्ती ṣaṣṭhī vibhaktī
genitive case in Telugu
- grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession
- షష్ఠీ విభక్తి ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti
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- genitive case in Gujarati
- ષષ્ઠી ṣaṣṭhī
- genitive case in Odia
- ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ sambandha
- genitive case in Sanskrit
- षष्ठी विभक्ति ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti
- genitive case in Arabic
- حَالَة اَلْمُضَاف إِلَيْهِ ḥalāt al-muḍāf ʔilayhi, مَجْرُور majrūr
- genitive case in Thai
- สัมพันธการก sǎm-pan-tá-gaa-rók
- genitive case in Vietnamese
- sở hữu cách, cách sỡ hữu
Synonyms of genitive case
Forms of genitive case
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Questions about genitive case
- What does genitive case mean?
- Genitive case means 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.
- What is genitive case in Hindi?
- Genitive case in Hindi is संबंध कारक (sambandh kārak). See Genitive case meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is genitive case?
- Genitive case is a noun.
- What is the plural of genitive case?
- The plural of genitive case is genitive cases.
Words near genitive case in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: genitive case (page history and authors); genitive case (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ (Odia) (page history and authors); षष्ठी विभक्ति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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