genitivenoun
Genitive noun refers to a noun that is marked by the genitive case or participates in a genitive construction to express a relationship with another noun. In languages with explicit genitive morphology, the form of the genitive noun changes to indicate possession, origin, composition, or other relations. In languages without a dedicated genitive inflection, possessive relations are usually formed by alternative means such as possessive markers on the possessor or by using of-phrases.
Functions and examples: The genitive commonly marks possession, but it can also express part-whole relationships, origin,
Cross-linguistic variation: The exact use and morphology of the genitive vary by language. Some languages have