genetive

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Corrected form of genitive after the original Latin genetivus .

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In Icelandic, when you combine two nouns to make a new word you put the nouns in a different case, the genetive case.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Eyjafjallajoekull 2010
Full disclosure: I got the genetive case information from

Book Review: “Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue” « Motivated Grammar 2010
This seems apparent in this text also, we have "naper XII" and "naper ci", also "hut naper" but this is followed by the probable genetive "penezs".

Ipa ama hen 2010
In Icelandic, when you combine two nouns to make a new word you put the nouns in a different case, the genetive case.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Eyjafjallajoekull 2010
"This seems apparent in this text also, we have 'naper XII' and 'naper ci', also 'hut naper' but this is followed by the probable genetive 'penezs'."

Ipa ama hen 2010
Phoenix: "It's not at all unthinkable that the i in the genetive and accusative was generalised to the nominative."

I tripped over Pre-IE the other day 2008
It's not at all unthinkable that the i in the genetive and accusative was generalised to the nominative.

I tripped over Pre-IE the other day 2008
Now, look at the two marked inflections - the genetive masculine and genetive neuter des.

OSNews 2009
In Dutch discourse, the genetive inflection des often gets shortened to just s.

OSNews 2009
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