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genitive case en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. The grammatical case, chiefly applicable to nouns, used to express a relationship of origin or possession. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition of and the suffix -'s.
   • In very early times a man seems to have been known by a single name together with his father's name in the genitive case, e.g. Marcus Marci; […] 1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xiv:

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genitive

Translations (100)

vo kimafal (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de Wessenfall (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · mn харьяалахын тийн ялгал (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · sk genitív (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · gu ષષ્ઠી (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · gd tuiseal ginideach (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de Genitivkasus (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · fi omanto (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · nl tweede naamval (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · grc γενική (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · sk druhý pád (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de Genetiv-Kasus (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ga ginideach (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ru роди́тельный (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · mr षष्ठी विभक्ती (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de Genetivkasus (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · te షష్ఠీ విభక్తి (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ka ნათესაობითი ბრუნვა (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · da genitiv (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · la cāsus genitīvus (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · es caso genitivo (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · pl dopełniacz (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de Genitiv (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · nl genitief (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · cmn 所有格 (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · hy սեռական հոլով (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ru генитив (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · gl caso xenitivo (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ja 生格 (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · cs genitiv (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · nn eigefall (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de Genetivus (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de Genetiv (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · sv genitiv (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · cmn 屬格 /属格 (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · rue ґенітів (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · udm возьматон вошъет (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · uk родови́й (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · tr tamlayan hâli (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · bg роди́телен паде́ж (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · fi genetiivi (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ka ნათესაობითი (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ar مَجْرُور (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ro genitiv (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · nn genitiv (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ka გენიტივი (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · fr génitif (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · sh gȅnitīv (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · it caso genitivo (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · se genitiiva (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · da ejefald (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ang geāgniendlīc (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · eu genitibo (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · mn харьяалах (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · hu birtokos eset (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ca genitiu (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · la genitīvus (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · is eignarfall (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · lv ģenitīvs (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ce доланиг дожар (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · sq gjinore (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · el γενική (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ro cazul genitiv (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · myv чачтниця (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ang gestrīenendlīc (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de Wesfall (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · vi sở hữu cách (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · lt kilmininkas (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · sh ге̏нитӣв (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · pt caso genitivo (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · cy genidol (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · eo genitivo (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · et genitiiv (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ru роди́тельный паде́ж (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · be ро́дны (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · et omastav (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · pal 'wbš (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · be ро́дны склон (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ja 属格 (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · es genetivo (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · th สัมพันธการก (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · cs druhý pád (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · vo genitif (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · fo hvørsfall (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de Genitiv-Kasus (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · udm возьматон падеж (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ko 속격 (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · sl rodilnik (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · tr tamlayan durumu (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · vi cách sỡ hữu (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · ar حَالَة اَلْمُضَاف إِلَيْهِ (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · la casus possessīvus (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · izh genetiivi (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · nb genitiv (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de zweiter Fall (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · uk родови́й відмі́нок (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · hi संबंध कारक (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de Zeugefall (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · de Herkunftsfall (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession) · he יחס הקנײן (grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession)