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Etymology
Borrowed from English genitive, French génitif, German Genitiv, Italian genitivo, Spanish genitivo.
Pronunciation
Noun
genitivo (plural genitivi)
- (grammar) genitive case
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
genitīvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of genitīvus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Renaissance Latin cāsus genitīvus (literally “case pertaining to origin, birth”) (also spelled cāsus genetīvus), from genitus, the perfect passive participle of gignō (“beget”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
genitivo (feminine genitiva, masculine plural genitivos, feminine plural genitivas, not comparable)
- (grammar, comparable) genitive (of or relating to the case of possession)
Noun
genitivo m (plural genitivos)
- (grammar) (of or relating to the case of possession)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xeniˈtibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: ge‧ni‧ti‧vo
Adjective
genitivo (feminine genitiva, masculine plural genitivos, feminine plural genitivas)
- (grammar) genitive (of or relating to the case of possession)
Derived terms
Noun
genitivo m (plural genitivos)
- (grammar) genitive case
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