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genitives

genitives is the plural 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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Phrases with genitives

Questions about genitives

What is genitives the plural of?
Genitives is the plural of genitive.

Words near genitives in the dictionary

  1. genitive case
  2. genitive cases
  3. genitive-accusative
  4. genitive-accusatives
  5. genitively
  6. genitives
  7. genito-
  8. genito-pelvic
  9. genito-pelvic pain disorder
  10. genito-urinary
  11. genitoanal

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