a. [ L. genitivus, fr. gignere, genitum, to beget: cf. F. génitif. See Gender. ] (Gram.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Gram.) The genitive case. [ 1913 Webster ]

Genitive absolute, a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See Ablative absolute. [ 1913 Webster ]