genitivallyadv.
/ˌdʒɛnᵻˈtʌɪvl̩i/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛnəˈtaɪvəli/ Grammar.
= genitively adv.
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possessively1590
genitively1659
genitivally1856
1856 R. Caldwell Compar. Gram. Dravidian Lang. 232 In Tamil, it matters little whether ‘kuḷattu mîn’ (from ‘kuḷam’, a tank, and ‘mîn’, fish) be translated adjectivally tank fish, or genitivally the fish of the tank.
1889 D. Eaton tr. F. Delitzsch Biblical Comm. Psalms 185 The two terms..are connected genitivally.
1966 G. N. Leech Eng. in Advertising xiv. 133 In ‘Kellogg's Rice Krispies great new card series’, a whole product name ‘Kellogg's Rice Krispies’ is used genitivally, itself containing a further genitive (‘Kellogg's’).
1998 A. Alexiadou & C. Wilder Possessors, Predicates & Movement in Determiner Phrase 9 Lindauer argues that prenominal proper name possessors, which appear to be genitivally inflected, are in fact adjectival.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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adv.1856