Meaning of genitive case | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
Català
genitiu
Cymraeg
genidol
Deutsch
Genetiv
Genetiv-Kasus
Genetivkasus
Genetivus
Genitiv
Genitiv-Kasus
Genitivkasus
Genitivus
Herkunftsfall
Wesfall
Wessenfall
Zeugefall
zweiter Fall
Ελληνικά
γενική
Eesti
omastav
Français
génitif
Gaeilge
ginideach
Gàidhlig
tuiseal ginideach
Magyar
birtokos eset
Հայերեն
սեռական հոլով
Íslenska
eignarfall
Italiano
caso genitivo
한국어
속격
Latina
genitivus
Lietuvių
kilmininkas
Latviešu
ģenitīvs
Polski
dopełniacz
Português
caso genitivo
Română
genitiv
Slovenčina
genitív
Slovenščina
rodilnik
Shqip
gjinore
Svenska
genitiv
తెలుగు
షష్ఠీ విభక్తి
ไทย
สัมพันธการก
Examples
“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; […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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