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Definition of genitive : 1. 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.
2. The genitive case.

Synonyms:

abstract noun, gerund, genitive case, collective noun, common noun, possessive case, indirect object, ablative, direct object, concrete noun, count noun, possessive

Usage examples:

• It was necessary that the inconvenience of having no distinct or distinguishable sign of the genitive should have been felt by the people who spoke a vulgar Latin dialect. - "Lectures on The Science of Language", Max Müller.
• In his grammar it stands thus: When an entire clause of a sentence, beginning with a participle of the present tense, is used as one name, or to express one idea, or circumstance, the noun on which it depends may be put in the genitive case. - "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown.
• Its chief use is to show the genitive case of nouns. - "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown.