igenitív

Igenitív is a term used in linguistics to describe a case system in which a noun or pronoun is inflected to indicate its role as the source or origin of an action. It is one of the grammatical cases found in some languages, particularly in the Uralic language family, which includes Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian. The igenitív case is often used to express the agent or cause of an action, and it can also indicate possession or origin.

In Hungarian, for example, the igenitív case is formed by adding the suffix "-tól" or "-től" to the stem of the noun. For instance, the word "ház" (house) in the igenitív case becomes "házatól" or "házatól," meaning "from the house." This case is used to answer questions like "Whose?" or "From whom?" and to indicate the source or cause of an action.

The igenitív case is distinct from other cases such as the nominative, accusative, dative, and ablative. It serves a specific function in the grammar of languages that employ it, providing a way to express relationships between entities in a sentence. The use of the igenitív case can vary between languages, and its presence or absence can be a key feature in the classification of a language's grammatical system.