/'dʒenətɪv; `dʒɛnətɪv/
n (grammar) special form of a noun, a pronoun or an adjective used (in certain inflected languages) to indicate or describe esp possession 属格, 所有格（某些屈折语中的一种格, 尤用以表示属有关系）. Cf 参看 possessive n 2.

adj of or in the genitive 属格的; 所有格的
*The genitive forms of the pronouns `I', `we' and `she' are `my/mine', `our/ours' and `her/hers'. 代词I、we、she的所有格形式是my/mine、our/ours 、her/hers.

n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: genitivus 'of birth', from gignere; GENITAL]
technical a form of a noun in some languages which shows a relationship of possession or origin between one thing and another
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