English adjective: attributive genitive | |||
1. | attributive genitive a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective | ||
Samples | An example of the attributive genitive is `John's' in `John's mother'. | ||
Similar | attributive, prenominal | ||
Domain category | grammar | ||
Antonyms | predicative | ||
English noun: attributive genitive | |||
1. | attributive genitive (communication) a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective | ||
Samples | An example of the attributive genetive is `John's' in `John's mother'. | ||
Synonyms | attributive genitive case | ||
Broader (hypernym) | genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case | ||