a. [ L. genitivus, fr. gignere, genitum, to beget: cf. F. génitif. See Gender. ] (Gram.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Gram.) The genitive case. [ 1913 Webster ]
Genitive absolute,