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attributive genitive vs possessive case

possessive case vs attributive genitive

attributive genitive and possessive case both are nouns.

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

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

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