adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case expressing possession, measurement, or source. 2. Of or relating to an affix or construction, such as a prepositional phrase, characteristic of the genitive case. n. 1. The genitive case. 2. A word or form in the genitive case. [Middle English genetif, from Latin genetīvus, from genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see genə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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