- genitivally
- adverb see genitival
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
genitivally
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Genitivally — Genitival Gen i*ti val, a. Possessing genitive from; pertaining to, or derived from, the genitive case; as, a genitival adverb. {Gen i*ti val*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
genitivally — See genitival. * * * … Universalium
genitivally — gen·i·ti·val·ly … English syllables
genitivally — adverb see genitival … Useful english dictionary
genitival — adjective Date: 1818 of, relating to, or formed with or from the genitive case • genitivally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
genitive — genitival /jen i tuy veuhl/, adj. genitivally, adv. /jen i tiv/, Gram. adj. 1. (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… … Universalium
genitival — 1818, from GENITIVE (Cf. genitive) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Genitivally … Etymology dictionary
genitive — /ˈdʒɛnətɪv / (say jenuhtiv) Grammar –adjective 1. denoting the case of a noun used to modify another noun, indicating possession and other relationships such as origin and association; compare Jane s wallet, Japan s ambassador, a week s work.… …
genitive — n. & adj. Gram. n. the case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) corresponding to of, from, and other prepositions and indicating possession or close association. adj. of or in the genitive. Derivatives: genitival… … Useful english dictionary
