-γενής

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From γένος (génos) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

    Pronunciation

     

    Suffix

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

    1. (forming adjectives) born in a certain place or condition
      ‎ἄλλος (állos) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎ἀλλογενής (allogenḗs)
      ‎γη (gē) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎γηγενής (gēgenḗs)
      ‎ἔνδον (éndon) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎ἐνδογενής (endogenḗs)
      ‎εὐ (eu) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎εὐγενής (eugenḗs)
      ‎οἶκος (oîkos) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎οἰκογενής (oikogenḗs)
      ‎παντο- (panto-) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎παντογενὴς (pantogenḕs)
      ‎προ- (pro-) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎προγενής (progenḗs)
      ‎συν- (sun-) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎συγγενής (sungenḗs)
    2. (forming adjectives) of a kind
      ‎ἕτερος (héteros) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs)
      ‎ὁμός (homós) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎ὁμογενής (homogenḗs)
      ‎μόνος (mónos) + ‎-γενής (-genḗs) → ‎μονογενής (monogenḗs)

    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
    -γενῶς
    -genôs     		-γενέστερος
    -genésteros     		-γενέστᾰτος
    -genéstatos
    Notes:

    Derived terms

    Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -γενής

    Descendants

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

    Greek

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek -γενής.

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

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

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

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Greek terms suffixed with -γενής
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