a form of the noun or pronoun in the grammar of some languages, used to show possession. In English, this is shown by adding ‘’s’ at the end of the word, for example ‘Sarah’s birthday’.
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Types and forms of nouns
ablative
abstract noun
collective noun
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Types and forms of pronouns
ablative
demonstrative pronoun
direct object
derived word
genitive
adjective
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Describing words, clauses and sentences
anaphoric
cataphoric
compound
genitive
noun singular linguistics
US /ˈdʒenɪtɪv/
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a form of the noun or pronoun in the grammar of some languages, used to show possession. In English, this is shown by adding “’s” at the end of the word, for example “Sarah’s birthday”.