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Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.
  2. n. The genitive case.
  3. adj. serving to express or indicate possession
  4. n. the case expressing ownership
  5. Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English. The genitive case. Genitive absolute, a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See Ablative absolute.
  6. Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin andGreek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds tothe possessive case in English.
  7. n. the case expressing ownership