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genitive case

noun
JEN-uh-tiv kays/ˈd͡ʒɛnətɪv ˌkeɪs/UKJEN-i-tiv kays/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtɪv ˌkeɪs/

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    noun
    In grammar, the form of a word that shows who owns something or where it comes from, like -'s in English.

    In German, des Hundes, meaning "of the dog", is in the genitive case.

    Learning the genitive case was the hardest part of my Latin class.

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