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Saxon genitives

Saxon genitives is the plural of Saxon genitive.

Meaning of Saxon genitive

Noun

Saxon genitive (plural Saxon genitives)

  1. A genitive construction in English formed with the possessive clitic -'s.
    • It is against euphony to make two genitives of the same form follow each other, particularly when they are Saxon genitives.1871, A. J. Mertens, A Complete English Grammar, page 71

Questions about Saxon genitives

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

Words near Saxon genitives in the dictionary

  1. saxomaphone
  2. saxomaphones
  3. Saxon
  4. Saxon blue
  5. Saxon genitive
  6. Saxon genitives
  7. Saxon green
  8. Saxon Shore
  9. Saxon steed
  10. Saxondale
  11. Saxondom

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