γένος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *génos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os (“race”). Cognates include Latin genus, Sanskrit जनस् (jánas), Old Armenian ծին (cin) and English kin. Also see γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I am born”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

γένος • (génos) n (genitive γένεος or γένους); third declension

  1. offspring, descendant
  2. family, clan
  3. nation, race
  4. gender
    1. (grammar) grammatical gender
    2. sex
  5. any type or class

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ γένος; τοῦ γένους (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ γένος
tò génos		 τὼ γένει
tṑ génei		 τᾰ̀ γένη
tà génē
Genitive τοῦ γένους
toû génous		 τοῖν γενοῖν
toîn genoîn		 τῶν γενῶν
tôn genôn
Dative τῷ γένει
tôi génei		 τοῖν γενοῖν
toîn genoîn		 τοῖς γένεσῐ / γένεσῐν
toîs génesi(n)
Accusative τὸ γένος
tò génos		 τὼ γένει
tṑ génei		 τᾰ̀ γένη
tà génē
Vocative γένος
génos		 γένει
génei		 γένη
génē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of γένος; γένεος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative γένος
génos		 γένει / γένεε
génei / génee		 γένεᾰ
génea
Genitive γένεος
géneos		 γενέοιν
genéoin		 γενέων
genéōn
Dative γένει / γένεῐ̈
génei / géneï		 γενέοιν
genéoin		 γένεσῐ / γένεσῐν
génesi(n)
Accusative γένος
génos		 γένει / γένεε
génei / génee		 γένεᾰ
génea
Vocative γένος
génos		 γένει / γένεε
génei / génee		 γένεᾰ
génea
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
Third declension of τὸ γένος; τοῦ γένεος (Ionic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ γένος
tò génos		 τὼ γένει / γένεε
tṑ génei / génee		 τᾰ̀ γένεᾰ
tà génea
Genitive τοῦ γένεος / γένευς
toû géneos / géneus		 τοῖν γενέοιν
toîn genéoin		 τῶν γενέων
tôn genéōn
Dative τῷ γένει / γένεῐ̈
tôi génei / géneï		 τοῖν γενέοιν
toîn genéoin		 τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν γένεσῐ / γένεσῐν
toîsi(n) génesi(n)
Accusative τὸ γένος
tò génos		 τὼ γένει / γένεε
tṑ génei / génee		 τᾰ̀ γένεᾰ
tà génea
Vocative γένος
génos		 γένει / γένεε
génei / génee		 γένεᾰ
génea
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

also

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γένος. Also see γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I am born”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʝe̞no̞s/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: γέ‧νος

Noun

γένος • (génos) n (plural γένη)

  1. family
  2. nation
  3. (taxonomy, biology) genus
  4. (grammar) gender (masculine, feminine, etc)
  5. maiden name, née
    Η Ελένη Παπαδοπούλου, το γένος Μενεγάκη. ― I Eléni Papadopoúlou, to génos Menegáki. ― Eleni Papadopoulou, née Menegaki.

Declension
declension of γένος
singular plural
nominative γένος • γένη •
genitive γένους • γενών •
accusative γένος • γένη •
vocative γένος • γένη •

Coordinate terms
Taxonomic divisions
* επικράτεια • f (“domain”) * ομοταξία • f (“class”) * γένος • n (“genus”)
* βασίλειο • n (“kindom”) * τάξη • f (“order”) * είδος • n (“species”)
* συνομοταξία • f (“phylum”) * οικογένεια • f (“family”) * υποείδος • n (“subspecies”)

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Further reading
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