Possessive vs. Genitive — What's the Difference?

A possessive or ktetic form (abbreviated POSS; from Latin: possessivus; Ancient Greek: κτητικός ktētikós) is a word or grammatical construction used to indicate a relationship of possession in a broad sense. This can include strict ownership, or a number of other types of relation to a greater or lesser degree analogous to it.Most European languages feature possessive forms associated with personal pronouns, like the English my, mine, your, yours, his and so on.

Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case expressing possession, measurement, or source.

Of or relating to ownership or possession.

Of or relating to an affix or construction, such as a prepositional phrase, characteristic of the genitive case.

Having or manifesting a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person's relationships with others

The genitive case.

(Grammar) Of, relating to, or being a noun or pronoun case that indicates possession.

A word or form in the genitive case.

The possessive case.

(grammar) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses a quality, origin or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

A possessive form or construction.

An inflection pattern (of any given language) that expresses origin or ownership and possession.

Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.

A word inflected in the genitive case; a word indicating origin, ownership or possession.

(grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.

Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

Unwilling to yield possession of.

The genitive case.

(grammar) The possessive case.

The case expressing ownership

(grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case.

Serving to express or indicate possession;

Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.

The possessive case.

A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.

Serving to express or indicate possession;

Desirous of owning;

Having or showing a desire to control or dominate;