Syntax

Syntactic actants

Actant 1: whose head and neck these are
(a) Genitive
(b) Possessive
Онђ вќдела пљред собћй затІлок отцђ. She saw the back of her father's head in front of her.
ЗатІлок егћ бІл совершљнно седћй. His hair was all grey in back.
NB When the word затІлок functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction затІлок у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
ЗатІлок у негћ бІл совершљнно седћй. His hair was all grey in back.