genitive

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Verbs of Plenty and Want sometimes govern the Genitive; as,— pecūniae indigēs, you need money. a.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

Genitive is formed from the Nominative, by inserting i after the characteristic vowel, as, b�s mas. death, Gen. sing. b�is; fuaran m. a fountain, g. s. fuarain; clarsach f. a harp, g. s. clarsaich.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

If it appear that the subsequent Noun is governed by the former part of the compound word, then the latter part should remain regularly in the Genitive Case.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

Feminine proper names in -ō have -ūs in the Genitive, but -ō in the other oblique cases; as,— Nom.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

In the poets and later prose writers the use of the Genitive with Adjectives is extended far beyond earlier limits; as, atrōx animī, fierce of temper; incertus cōnsilī, undecided in purpose.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)