-genus
Latin
Etymology
From gignō (“beget, give birth to”), uiltimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget or give birth to”). Cognate of Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “born in a certain place or condition”).
Suffix
-genus (feminine -gena, neuter -genum); first/second-declension suffix
- born from, sprung from
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -genus | -gena | -genum | -genī | -genae | -gena | |
| Genitive | -genī | -genae | -genī | -genōrum | -genārum | -genōrum | |
| Dative | -genō | -genō | -genīs | ||||
| Accusative | -genum | -genam | -genum | -genōs | -genās | -gena | |
| Ablative | -genō | -genā | -genō | -genīs | |||
| Vocative | -gene | -gena | -genum | -genī | -genae | -gena | |
Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -genus
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