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attributive genitive vs genitive case

genitive case vs attributive genitive

attributive genitive and genitive case both are nouns.

attributive genitive is an adjective but genitive case is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
attributive genitive Yes Yes No No
genitive case Yes No No No
As nouns, genitive case is a hypernym of attributive genitive; that is, genitive case 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 case: the case expressing ownership
Other hypernyms of attributive genitive include genitive, possessive, possessive case.
attributive genitive (noun) genitive case (noun)
a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective the case expressing ownership
attributive genitive (adjective) genitive case (adjective)
a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective
Difference between attributive genitive and genitive case

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