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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.no/ (stress falls on the preceding syllable)
- Hyphenation: -ge‧no
Suffix
-geno
- -genic, -genous (scientific adjectives)
- -gen (scientific nouns)
Derived terms
Further reading
- -geno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ʒe.nu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ʒe.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ʒe.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ʒɨ.nu/
Suffix
-geno (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -gena, masculine plural -genos, feminine plural -genas)
- -genic, -genous (scientific adjectives)
Suffix
-geno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -genos)
- -gen (scientific nouns)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Suffix
-geno (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -gena, masculine plural -genos, feminine plural -genas)
- -genic, -genous (scientific adjectives)
Suffix
-geno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -genos)
- -gen (scientific nouns)
Derived terms
Further reading