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English
Etymology
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- That is your thing. → That is yours.
- I am going to Matthew's house. → I am going to Matthew's.
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From independent + genitive.
Noun
independent genitive (plural independent genitives)
- (grammar) A grammatical construction in which a noun or pronoun in the genitive or possessive case is used independently of the noun which it possesses.
- Synonyms: headless genitive, independent possessive, substantive genitive