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genitive vs attributive genitive case

attributive genitive case vs genitive

genitive and attributive genitive case both are nouns.

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

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

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