How Do You Spell GENITIVE?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈɛnɪtˌɪv] (IPA)

The spelling of the word "genitive" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The first syllable "gen" is pronounced with a soft "g" sound as in "gem" and a short "e" sound as in "pet". The second syllable "i" is pronounced with a long "i" sound as in "eye". The final syllable "tive" is pronounced with a soft "t" sound and a long "i" sound as in "hive". Therefore, the phonetic transcription of "genitive" would be dʒɛnətɪv.

GENITIVE Meaning and Definition

  1. The genitive is a grammatical case that denotes possession or relationship between nouns, most commonly seen in languages with inflected nouns. It is often used to indicate the relationships of possession, origin, or association. In the genitive case, nouns typically undergo a change in form to indicate their relationship with another noun.

    In English, the genitive case is commonly expressed through the use of the apostrophe and the letter 's', as in "John's book" or "the dog's tail." This construction shows that the book belongs to John or that the tail belongs to the dog. However, English does not have a distinct genitive case for nouns, as other languages do.

    In other languages, such as Latin, Russian, or German, the genitive case is more clearly marked by changes in word endings. For example, in Latin, the word "puella" (girl) becomes "puellae" in the genitive case to indicate possession, meaning "of the girl." Similarly, in Russian, "книга" (book) becomes "книги" in the genitive case, expressing the idea of possession.

    The genitive case is also used to indicate other relationships, such as time, measurement, or origin. For instance, in German, "ein Glas Wasser" means "a glass of water," where "Wasser" is in the genitive case to indicate the content of the glass.

    Overall, the genitive case plays a crucial role in indicating possession, origin, and other relationships between nouns in languages that exhibit inflection.

  2. • In gram., a noun inflected to indicate ownership or possession, the sign of which is of, in Latin,-thus, ars, art-gen. artis, of art; and in Eng. 's and 's,-thus, lady's bonnet, ladies bonnets.
    • Pert. to source, origin, or possession; possessive.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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Etymology of GENITIVE

The word "genitive" originated from the Latin term "genitīvus". It is derived from the Latin word "genitus", the past participle of the verb "gignere" which means "to beget" or "to generate". In Latin grammar, the genitive case is used to indicate possession or origin, hence the name "genitive" for this grammatical case.

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