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==Definition==
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''For information on forming the Genitive Case in Gaelic see [[Genitive Formation]]; for information on where the genitive case is used in Gaelic see [[Genitive Constructions]].
Genitive case indicates that the noun involved (often marked) is possessed by the entity referred to by another noun.  
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Genitive case is typically used to indicate that the noun is a possessor. In Gaelic it is also used as the case on objects that follow [[Verbal Nouns]].
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Common Case (definition)]]
 
*[[Common Case (definition)]]
 
*[[Dative Case (definition)]]
 
*[[Dative Case (definition)]]
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*[[Genitive Formation]]
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*[[Genitive Constructions]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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==References==
 
==References==
[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsGenitiveCase.htm SIL entry on genitive case]
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*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsGenitiveCase.htm SIL entry on genitive case]
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*Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.'' Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
  
 
[[Category:Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category:Technical Definitions]]

Latest revision as of 22:32, 7 June 2012

For information on forming the Genitive Case in Gaelic see Genitive Formation; for information on where the genitive case is used in Gaelic see Genitive Constructions.

Genitive case is typically used to indicate that the noun is a possessor. In Gaelic it is also used as the case on objects that follow Verbal Nouns.

See Also

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