Cases: genitive

From Latin genitus, born. So it is the born-of case, the whose-child? case. We have the word 'genital' organs, meaning the organs whose role it is to produce offspring. Without them no new life would be born, neither plant nor animal.

's in the singular: my friend's bracelets jingle.
's in the singular: Peter's car needs washing.

And ' in the plural: My parents' wishes are my commands.
And ' in the plural: The football fans' shrieks were heard from afar.

	Paul's life is hard.	ὁ βίος τοῦ Παύλου χαλεπός ἐστιν
	The farmer's house is small.	ὁ οἶκος τοῦ αὐτουργοῦ μικρός ἐστιν.
	The grain of the field is enough.	ὁ σῖτος τοῦ ἀγροῦ ἱκανός ἐστιν.

 
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