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Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s.

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-s-

Source Word

-s-

morpheme

Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s.

Japanese Meaning

所有格を示す中綴詞として、複合語の要素を連結する働きを持つ。 / 所有や所属を表す接辞（英語の -'s に相当する）

In morphological descriptions, the interfix -s- links stems to mark possession in compound words.

形態論の記述では、連結接辞「の」が語幹を結び、複合語の所有を示します。

Sense（1）

Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s.

hogshead, kingsman, yearsworth, jobsworth, womenswear