-γενής

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 () + -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

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

  • IPA(key): /ʝeˈnis/

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
  • -γόνος (-gónos, produced by)
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