genitive
noun /ˈdʒenətɪv/
/ˈdʒenətɪv/
(grammar- (in some languages
) the special form of a noun, a pronoun or an adjective that is used to show possession or close connection between two things用于某些语言 compare ablative, accusative, dative, instrumental (2), locative, nominative, possessive, vocativeTopics Languagec2属格;所有格 词源late Middle English: from Old French genitif, -ive or Latin genitivus (casus) ‘(case) of production or origin’, from gignere ‘beget’.