Dutch

Noun

genitivus m ‎(plural genitivi or genitivussen)

1. (grammar) the genitive case or a word therein

Synonyms

• genitief
• tweede naamval

Latin

Alternative forms

• genetīvus

Etymology

From genitus. In the grammatical sense, possibly a calque of Ancient Greek γενῐκή ‎(genikḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡe.niˈtiː.wus/, [ɡɛ.nɪˈtiː.wʊs]

Adjective

genitīvus m ‎(feminine genitīva, neuter genitīvum); first/second declension; also genetīvus

1. of or belonging to generation or birth
2. native
3. belonging to a family or gens
4. (grammar) genitive

Inflection

First/second declension.

Descendants

• English: genitive
• Portuguese: gentio, genitivo

References

• genetivus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• genitivus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers