omanto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- genitive adj Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive.
Senses
omanto is used for these senses in English:
- genitive (countable) A word inflected in the genitive case, and which thus indicates origin or possession.
- genitive case (grammar) The grammatical case, chiefly applicable to nouns, used to express a relationship of origin or possession. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition of and the suffix -'s.
genitive — full definition
- adj Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive.
- adj Of, pertaining to, or used in the genitive case.
- adj Of or pertaining to the generation of offspring; generative, procreative, reproductive.