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partitive genitive

partitive genitive noun: the genitive case which represents the whole or set of which the head of a partitive phrase is a portion or subset; a use or instance of such a genitive case.

Noun

partitive genitive (countable and uncountable, plural partitive genitives)

  1. The genitive case which represents the whole or set of which the head of a partitive phrase is a portion or subset; a use or instance of such a genitive case.

Forms of partitive genitive

pluralpartitive genitives

Questions about partitive genitive

What does partitive genitive mean?
Partitive genitive means the genitive case which represents the whole or set of which the head of a partitive phrase is a portion or subset; a use or instance of such a genitive case.
What part of speech is partitive genitive?
Partitive genitive is a noun.
What is the plural of partitive genitive?
The plural of partitive genitive is partitive genitives.

Words near partitive genitive in the dictionary

  1. partitive articles
  2. partitive case
  3. partitive cases
  4. partitive dative
  5. partitive datives
  6. partitive genitive
  7. partitive genitives
  8. partitively
  9. partitives
  10. partitiviral
  11. partitivirus

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