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genitive vs attributive genitive

attributive genitive vs genitive

genitive and attributive genitive both are nouns.

genitive and attributive genitive both are adjectives.

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

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