| 单词 | group genitive |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgroup genitive group genitive n. Grammar (in English) a genitive formed by adding 's (or ') to the last word of a phrase, as the woman who lives next door's cat. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > case > [noun] > genitive > phrase with genitive suffix group genitive1894 1894 O. Jespersen Progress in Lang. viii. 306 It will not be easy to lay down fully definite and comprehensive rules for determining in which cases the group genitive is allowable and in which the s has to be affixed to each member. 1927 Rev. Eng. Stud. Oct. 438 There are other practical problems of syntax... One might instance the Split Infinitive, and the modern development of the group genitive. 2005 Language 81 632 While group genitives are extremely rarely attested in written language, they can be found in spoken, particularly colloquial, language. < as lemmas |
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