What does "genitive case" mean?

The grammatical case, chiefly applicable to nouns, used to express a relationship of origin or possession. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition of and the suffix -'s.

What is a synonym for "genitive case"?

Common synonyms include: genitive, genitives, possessive, possessive case.

Genitive case

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Noun

1
The grammatical case, chiefly applicable to nouns, used to express a relationship of origin or possession. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition of and the suffix -'s.
"In very early times a man seems to have been known by a single name together with his father's name in the genitive case, e.g. Marcus Marci; […]"
2
the case expressing ownership wordnet

Synonyms

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genitive genitives possessive possessive case

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partitive case ablative

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"In very early times a man seems to have been known by a single name together with his father's name in the genitive case, e.g. Marcus Marci; […]"

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