genetivus
καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
Latin > English
genetivus genetiva, genetivum ADJ :: acquired at birth
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
gĕnĕtīvus: (not gĕnĭtīvus; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. II. p. 15 sq.), a, um, adj. genitus, from gigno,
I of or belonging to generation or birth.
I In gen. (rare; not in Cic.): Apollinis Genetivi ara, the generator, fertilizer, Cato ap. Macr. S. 3, 6; for which: Phoebi Genitoris ad aras, Val. Fl. 5, 404: forma prior rediit genetivaque rursus imago, native, original nature, Ov. M. 3, 331: dispersis per pectus genetivis notis, birth-marks, Suet. Aug. 80: nomina, i. e. belonging to a family or gens, Ov. P. 3, 2, 107.—
II In partic., in gram., genetivus (genit-) casus, the genitive case (in Varr. L. L. called patricius casus): si ut Maecenas Suffenas. Asprenas dicerentur, genetivo casu non e littera, sed tis syllaba terminarentur, Quint. 1, 5, 62; 1, 6, 14; Suet. Aug. 87 et saep.; and with equal frequency subst.: gĕnĕtīvus, i, m., the genitive, Quint. 1, 5, 63; 1, 6, 14; Gell. 4, 16, 3 et saep.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
gĕnĕtīvus (gĕnĭt-) a, um (geno),
1 de naissance, naturel : genetivum nomen Ov. P. 3, 2, 107, nom de famille
2 qui engendre, créateur : Cat. d. Macr. Sat. 3, 6 || genetivus casus Suet. Aug. 87, et abst genetivus Quint. 1, 5, 63, le génitif.
Latin > German (Georges)
genetīvus (genitīvus), a, um (geno = gigno), I) angeboren, imago, Ov.: nota, Muttermal, Suet. – nomina, Geburts-, d.i. Stamm-, Geschlechtsnamen, Ov. – II) aktiv, zeugend, Apollo Genetivus, Varro b. Macr. sat. 3, 6. § 5. als gramm. t. t., casus genetivus u. bl. genetivus, der Zeugefall, der Genetiv, Quint. u.a. (vgl. Gell. 20, 6, 8: casus interrogandi, quem genetivum grammatici vocant). – / Die Schreibung genetivus überall die der besten Hdschrn.; vgl. Lachm. Lucr. 1, 1. p. 15.
