"-genus" meaning in Latin

See -genus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁ós (“born”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”). Cognate of Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “born in a certain place or condition”). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁ós|t=born}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁ós (“born”), {{cog|grc|-γενής|t=born in a certain place or condition}} Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “born in a certain place or condition”) Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|-genus}} Forms: -gena [feminine], -genum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], -genus [masculine, nominative, singular], -gena [feminine, nominative, singular], -genum [neuter, nominative, singular], -genī [masculine, nominative, singular], -genae [feminine, nominative, plural], -gena [neuter, nominative, plural], -genī [genitive, masculine, singular], -genae [feminine, genitive, singular], -genī [genitive, neuter, singular], -genōrum [genitive, masculine, singular], -genārum [feminine, genitive, plural], -genōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], -genō [dative, masculine, singular], -genae [dative, feminine, singular], -genō [dative, neuter, singular], -genīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter], -genum [accusative, masculine, singular], -genam [accusative, feminine, singular], -genum [accusative, neuter, singular], -genōs [accusative, masculine, singular], -genās [accusative, feminine, plural], -gena [accusative, neuter, plural], -genō [ablative, masculine, singular], -genā [ablative, feminine, singular], -genō [ablative, neuter, singular], -genīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter], -gene [masculine, singular, vocative], -gena [feminine, singular, vocative], -genum [neuter, singular, vocative], -genī [masculine, singular, vocative], -genae [feminine, plural, vocative], -gena [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. born from, sprung from Tags: declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix Related terms: -gena, genus
    Sense id: en--genus-la-suffix-QFvIdjSR
  2. producing Tags: declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix
    Sense id: en--genus-la-suffix-vWxosg8q Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
     
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "neuter",
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      "form": "-genī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genīs",
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-gena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-genīs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-gene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-gena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-gena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "born from, sprung from"
      ],
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin first and second declension suffixes",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin suffixes",
    "Latin suffixes with red links in their inflection tables",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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      "form": "-genī",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "-genōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genārum",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-genōrum",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "-genō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "-genōs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-gena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-genō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-genā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "-genī",
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      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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