adjective
Origin: ME genitif < OFr < L (casus) genitivus, lit., (case) of orig. < genitus (see genital): mistransl. < Gr genikē, generic (case), (case) of genus < Gr genos, genus
noun
See genitive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Middle English genetif
Origin: , from Latin genetīvus
Origin: , from genitus
Origin: , past participle of gignere, to beget; see genə- in Indo-European roots
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