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substantive genitive

substantive genitive noun: synonym of independent genitive.

Noun

substantive genitive (plural substantive genitives)

  1. Synonym of independent genitive.

Synonyms of substantive genitive

Forms of substantive genitive

pluralsubstantive genitives

Origin of substantive genitive

From substantive + genitive.

Questions about substantive genitive

What does substantive genitive mean?
Substantive genitive means synonym of independent genitive.
What part of speech is substantive genitive?
Substantive genitive is a noun.
What is the plural of substantive genitive?
The plural of substantive genitive is substantive genitives.

Words near substantive genitive in the dictionary

  1. substantive adjective
  2. substantive adjectives
  3. substantive case
  4. substantive cases
  5. substantive due process
  6. substantive genitive
  7. substantive genitives
  8. substantive law
  9. substantive noun
  10. substantive nouns
  11. substantive verb

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