"γένος" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ʝenos/ Audio: Ell-Genos.ogg
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γένος (génos). Also see γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I am born”). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|γένος}} Ancient Greek γένος (génos), {{m|grc|γίγνομαι|t=I am born}} γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I am born”) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|γένη|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} γένος • (génos) n (plural γένη), {{el-noun|n|γένη}} γένος • (génos) n (plural γένη) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|γένος|γένη|γένους|γενών|γένος|γένη|γένος|γένη|note=}} Forms: génos [romanization], γένη [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], γένος [nominative, singular], γένη [nominative, plural], γένους [genitive, singular], γενών [genitive, plural], γένος [accusative, singular], γένη [accusative, plural], γένος [singular, vocative], γένη [plural, vocative]
  1. family
    Sense id: en-γένος-el-noun-00pWmreq
  2. nation
    Sense id: en-γένος-el-noun-dADsElDh
  3. (taxonomy, biology) genus Categories (topical): Biology, Taxonomy
    Sense id: en-γένος-el-noun-snufSo6u Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος': 6 6 38 15 35 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
  4. (grammar) gender (masculine, feminine, etc) Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-γένος-el-noun-BWLLvTUk Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος': 6 6 38 15 35 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  5. maiden name, née
    Sense id: en-γένος-el-noun-lZHk8TH1 Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 17 7 75 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος': 6 6 38 15 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: * επικράτεια • (english: domain) [feminine], * ομοταξία • [class, feminine], * γένος • (english: genus) [neuter], * βασίλειο • (english: kindom) [neuter], * τάξη • (english: order) [feminine], * είδος • (english: species) [neuter], * συνομοταξία • (english: phylum) [feminine], * οικογένεια • (english: family) [feminine], * υποείδος • (english: subspecies) [neuter]
Related terms: -γενής (-genís), γενεά (geneá) (english: generation) [feminine], γενεαλογία (genealogía) (english: genealogy) [feminine], γένεση (génesi) (english: birth, beginning) [feminine], γενέσθαι (genésthai), γενεσιουργός (genesiourgós), γενετικός (genetikós) (english: genetic), γενιά (geniá) (english: generation) [feminine], γόνος (gónos) (english: offspring) [masculine], γέννα (génna) (english: birth) [feminine], γεννάω (gennáo) (english: I give birth), γέννηση (génnisi) (english: birth) [feminine], γίνομαι (gínomai) (english: Ι become)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "γενεσιουργός"
    },
    {
      "english": "genetic",
      "roman": "genetikós",
      "word": "γενετικός"
    },
    {
      "english": "generation",
      "roman": "geniá",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "γενιά"
    },
    {
      "english": "offspring",
      "roman": "gónos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γόνος"
    },
    {
      "english": "birth",
      "roman": "génna",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "γέννα"
    },
    {
      "english": "I give birth",
      "roman": "gennáo",
      "word": "γεννάω"
    },
    {
      "english": "birth",
      "roman": "génnisi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "γέννηση"
    },
    {
      "english": "Ι become",
      "roman": "gínomai",
      "word": "γίνομαι"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "family"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "el:Biology",
        "el:Taxonomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "genus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "taxonomy",
          "taxonomy"
        ],
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "genus",
          "genus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(taxonomy, biology) genus"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "taxonomy"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "el:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gender (masculine, feminine, etc)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "gender",
          "gender"
        ],
        [
          "masculine",
          "masculine"
        ],
        [
          "feminine",
          "feminine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) gender (masculine, feminine, etc)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Η Ελένη Παπαδοπούλου, το γένος Μενεγάκη.\nI Eléni Papadopoúlou, to génos Menegáki.\nEleni Papadopoulou née Menegaki.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maiden name, née"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maiden name",
          "maiden name"
        ],
        [
          "née",
          "née"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʝenos/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ell-Genos.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a4/Ell-Genos.ogg/Ell-Genos.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Ell-Genos.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γένος"
}

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