genitival

gen·i·tive

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Definitions of genitival word

adjective genitival (in certain inflected languages) noting a case of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives, used primarily to express possession, measure, or origin: as John's hat, week's vacation, duty's call. 1
adjective genitival noting an affix or other element characteristic of this case, or a word containing such an element. 1
adjective genitival similar to such a case form in function or meaning. 1
noun genitival the genitive case. 1
noun genitival a word in the genitive case. 1
noun genitival a construction noting this case or the relationship usually expressed by it. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin genitīvus, equivalent to genit(us) (past participle of gignere to beget) + -īvus -ive

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adjective

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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