Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Genitive Case.
Genitive Case - as a noun
The case expressing ownership
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
genitive12possessive15possessive caseHypernyms (Closely Related)
oblique18oblique caseHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"The genitive case is used to show possession in many languages."
"In Latin, the genitive case indicates a noun's relation to another noun."
"Russian uses the genitive case to indicate the absence of something."
"The genitive case can also indicate a partitive relationship in some languages."
"In Finnish, the genitive case is used to express various grammatical functions."
