Unscramble

g 2 e 1 n 1 i 1 t 1 i 1 v 4 e 1

8 letters · 12 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun the case expressing ownership

adjective serving to express or indicate possession

originThe adjective is derived from Late Middle English genetif (“pertaining to the genitive case; pertaining to the generation of offspring”) + English -ive (suffix meaning ‘relating or belonging to’ forming adjectives). Genetif is from Anglo-Norman genetif, genitif, and Middle French genetif, genitif (“pertaining to the generation of offspring, procreative; (grammar) pertaining to the genitive case”)…

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