"germen" meaning in Latin

See germen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɡɛr.mɛn] [Classical-Latin], [ˈd͡ʒɛr.men] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From earlier *genmen via dissimilation, from Proto-Italic *genamen, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (“offspring”, “seed”), from the root *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”, “to give birth”). Equivalent to gignō (“to beget”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Compare with genimen. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{ety|la|:from<text:via dissimilation from earlier>|<alt:*genmen><ety:inh<itc-pro:*genamen<ety:inh<ine-pro:*ǵénh₁mn̥>>>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*genamen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "germen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="germen">, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*genamen}} Proto-Italic *genamen, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*ǵénh₁mn̥|t=offspring”, “seed}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (“offspring”, “seed”), {{suffix|la|gignō|-men|pos2=noun-forming suffix|t1=to beget}} gignō (“to beget”) + -men (noun-forming suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|germen<3>}} germen n (genitive germinis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|germen<3>}} Forms: germinis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], germen [nominative, singular], germina [nominative, plural], germinis [genitive, singular], germinum [genitive, plural], germinī [dative, singular], germinibus [dative, plural], germen [accusative, singular], germina [accusative, plural], germine [ablative, singular], germinibus [ablative, plural], germen [singular, vocative], germina [plural, vocative]
  1. shoot, sprout, bud Tags: declension-3, neuter Synonyms: pampinus, pullus
    Sense id: en-germen-la-noun-QQn3xnw8 Categories (other): Pages with etymon, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -men Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 34 38 5 1 2 8 6 1 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 81 10 9 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 65 23 12 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 33 40 27 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 49 43 8
  2. germ, seed, origin Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-germen-la-noun-NdfLwBpj Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -men Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 33 40 27 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 49 43 8
  3. embryo, fetus Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-germen-la-noun-gD2Ti2or Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 33 40 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: germānus, germināscō, germinō Related terms: germinātiō, germinātus

Inflected forms

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  "word": "germen"
}

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