-γενής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget or give birth to”). See γένος (génos, “offspring”), γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I am born”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡe.nɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡɛˈnes/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣeˈnis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈnis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈnis/

Suffix

-γενής • (-genḗs) m or f (neuter -γενές); third declension

(forming adjectives) born in a certain place or condition
‎ἔνδον (éndon) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎ἐνδογενής (endogenḗs)

‎οἶκος (oîkos) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎οἰκογενής (oikogenḗs)
(forming adjectives) of a kind
‎ἕτερος (héteros) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs)

‎ὁμός (homós) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎ὁμογενής (homogenḗs)

Inflection

Third declension of -γενής; -γενές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-γενής -genḗs	-γενές -genés	-γενεῖ -geneî	-γενεῖ -geneî	-γενεῖς -geneîs	-γενῆ -genê
Genitive	-γενοῦς -genoûs	-γενοῦς -genoûs	-γενοῖν -genoîn	-γενοῖν -genoîn	-γενῶν -genôn	-γενῶν -genôn
Dative	-γενεῖ -geneî	-γενεῖ -geneî	-γενοῖν -genoîn	-γενοῖν -genoîn	-γενέσῐ / -γενέσῐν -genési(n)	-γενέσῐ / -γενέσῐν -genési(n)
Accusative	-γενῆ -genê	-γενές -genés	-γενεῖ -geneî	-γενεῖ -geneî	-γενεῖς -geneîs	-γενῆ -genê
Vocative	-γενές -genés	-γενές -genés	-γενεῖ -geneî	-γενεῖ -geneî	-γενεῖς -geneîs	-γενῆ -genê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	-γενῶς -genôs		-γενέστερος -genésteros		-γενέστᾰτος -genéstatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

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Descendants

Dutch: -geen
French: -gène
- English: -gen
German: -gen
Greek: -γενής (-genís)
Irish: -gin
Spanish: -geno

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -γενής.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʝeˈnis/

Suffix

-γενής • (-genís) m (feminine -γενής, neuter -γενές)

(forming adjectives) where the defined, originates from what the first part denotes.
‎ένδον (éndon, “within”) + ‎-γενής (-genís) → ‎ενδογενής (endogenís, “endogenous”)
(forming adjectives) where the defined comes in a specific order
‎δεύτερος (défteros, “second”) + ‎-γενής (-genís) → ‎δευτερογενής (defterogenís, “who comes second, consequent”)

Declension

In the fashion of Ancient Greek.

Derived terms

Category Greek words suffixed with -γενής not found

Related terms

-γόνος (-gónos, “produced by”)

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