Genitiv

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Genitiv

[ˈɡeːnitiːf]

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von lateinisch (casus ^(→ la)) genitivus ^(→ la) „Fall, der die Abkunft, Herkunft bezeichnet“ entlehnt

noun Genetiv · Gen. · Genitiv · Genitive · Genitivs

Wes-Fall, (im Deutschen und Lateinischen) 2. Fall (Kasus) Der besitzanzeigende Genitiv (Genitivus possessivus) drückt aus, wessen Eigentum eine Sache ist.
Similar: Genitivkasus, Wesfall, Wes-Fall, Wessenfall, zweiter Fall · Opposite: Nominativ, Dativ, Akkusativ, Vokativ, Ablativ, Instrumental, Lokativ, Werfall, Wemfall, Wenfall, Womitfall, Ruffall

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In English

genitive word inflected in the genitive case
genitive case grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession
possessive case case used to express direct possession

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"Genitiv." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/genitiv. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{genitiv_2026,
  title = {Genitiv},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/genitiv},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}