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