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attributive genitive vs genitive

genitive vs attributive genitive

attributive genitive and genitive both are nouns.

attributive genitive and genitive both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
attributive genitive Yes Yes No No
genitive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, genitive is a hypernym of attributive genitive; that is, genitive is a word with a broader meaning than attributive genitive:
  • attributive genitive: a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective
  • genitive: the case expressing ownership
Other hypernyms of attributive genitive include genitive case, possessive, possessive case.
attributive genitive (noun) genitive (noun)
a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective the case expressing ownership
attributive genitive (adjective) genitive (adjective)
a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective serving to express or indicate possession
Difference between attributive genitive and genitive

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