different between genitive vs lenitive

English

Alternative forms

• genetive (rare)

Etymology

From Renaissance Latin c?sus genit?vus (literally “case pertaining to origin, birth”) (also spelled c?sus genet?vus), from genitus, the perfect passive participle of gign? (“beget”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??n?t?v/
• Hyphenation: ge?ni?tive

Adjective

genitive (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses a quality, origin or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

Translations

Noun

genitive (countable and uncountable, plural genitives)

1. (grammar, uncountable) An inflection pattern (of any given language) that expresses origin or ownership and possession.
2. (grammar, countable) A word inflected in the genitive case; a word indicating origin, ownership or possession.

Translations

Derived terms

• genitive absolute

See also

• possessive

Latin

Adjective

genit?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of genit?vus

Romanian

Noun

genitive

1. plural of genitiv

English

Etymology

From Late Latin lenitivus, from Latin lenitus

Adjective

lenitive (comparative more lenitive, superlative most lenitive)

1. Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.
2. Laxative; easing the bowels.
3. (of a person) Mild; gentle.

Noun

lenitive (plural lenitives)

1. An analgesic or other source of relief from pain
2. A laxative.

Italian

Adjective

lenitive

1. feminine plural of lenitivo