genitive case

Noun CEFR B2

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

Españolcaso genitivo genetivo

Françaisgénitif

DeutschGenetiv Genetiv-Kasus GenetivkasusGenetivus Genitiv Genitiv-Kasus Genitivkasus Genitivus Herkunftsfall Wesfall Wessenfall Zeugefall zweiter Fall

40 more languages

العربيةجر حَالَة اَلْمُضَاف إِلَيْهِ مجرور

Беларускаяродны родны склон

Bosanskigenitiv генитив

Catalàgenitiu

Češtinadruhý pád genitiv

Cymraeggenidol

Danskejefald genitiv

Ελληνικάγενική

Suomigenetiivi genetiivisija omanto

Gaeilgeginideach

Gàidhligtuiseal ginideach

हिन्दीषष्ठी षष्ठी विभक्ति संबंध कारक

Hrvatskigenitiv генитив

Magyarbirtokos eset

Հայերենսեռական հոլով

Íslenskaeignarfall

Italianocaso genitivo

日本語属格生格

ქართულინათესაობითი ნათესაობითი ბრუნვა

한국어속격

Kurdîgenetîv genîtîf genîtîv

Latinagenitivus

Lietuviųkilmininkas

Latviešuģenitīvs

Монголхарьяалах харьяалахын тийн ялгал

Nederlandsgenitief tweede naamval

Polskidopełniacz

Portuguêscaso genitivo

Românăgenitiv

Русскийгенити́в родительный роди́тельный паде́ж

Slovenčinagenitív

Slovenščinarodilnik

Српскиgenitiv генитив

Svenskagenitiv

తెలుగుషష్ఠీ విభక్తి

ไทยสัมพันธการก

Türkçetamlayan tamlayan durumu tamlayan hâli

Українськародовий родовий відмінок

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.

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See also

genitive-accusative Genitives genitofemoral genitography genitopatellar syndrome genitoplasty

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