gen in Danish

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Etymology: From German Gen, from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”), from the aorist infinitive of γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”). Coined by the Danish biologist Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen in a German-language publication. Etymology templates: {{root|da|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{der|da|de|Gen}} German Gen, {{der|da|grc|γενεά||generation, descent}} Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|genet||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|gener||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=n|g2=|head=}} gen n (singular definite genet, plural indefinite gener), {{da-noun|et|er}} gen n (singular definite genet, plural indefinite gener) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|et|er}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=n|gen-pl-def=genernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=geners|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=genets|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=gens|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=generne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=gener|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=genet|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=gen}} Forms: genet [definite, singular], gener [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], gen [indefinite, nominative, singular], genet [definite, nominative, singular], gener [indefinite, nominative, plural], generne [definite, nominative, plural], gens [genitive, indefinite, singular], genets [definite, genitive, singular], geners [genitive, indefinite, plural], genernes [definite, genitive, plural]

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"gen" meaning in Danish

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