genitivelyadv.
/ˈdʒɛnᵻtɪvli/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛnədɪvli/ Grammar.
In the form or manner of a genitive. Cf. genitivally adv.
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possessively1590
genitively1659
genitivally1856
1659 B. Jones Herm'ælogium ii. ii. 21 When I would intimate both the place and Inhabitants joyntly I express my self Genitively, saying Lutetiae Parisiorum.
1732 L. Twells Vindic. Gospel St. Matthew 30 All the Oriental Versions, and particularly the Syriack..render the Greek Titles of the Gospels genitively.
1779 Archaeologia 5 305 The inscription..which by putting the name of Licinius genitively, dedicates the stone to his Manes.
1846 M. Williams Elem. Gram. Sanscrit ix. 161 Dependent Compounds, or Compounds Dependent in Case... Genitively Dependent. Or those in which the relation of the first word to the last is equivalent to that of a genitive.
1914 E. Sapir Notes Chasta Costa Phonol. & Morphol. 290 A noun followed by another with suffixed -e is to be understood as genitively related to it.
1993 C. Manning in S. Choi Japanese/Korean Ling. ii. 240 Such a phrase can appear..modifying another noun genitively (marked with -no).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1659