independent genitive

English

Etymology
Examples
  • That is your thing. → That is yours.
  • I am going to Matthew's house. → I am going to Matthew's.

From independent +‎ genitive.

Noun

independent genitive (plural independent genitives)

  1. (grammar) A grammatical construction in which a noun or pronoun in the genitive or possessive case is used independently of the noun which it possesses.
    Synonyms: headless genitive, independent possessive, substantive genitive
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