genuinus

Latin

Etymology 1

Possibly from a masculine u-stem *genus, -ūs, derived from the root *ǵenh₁-; see जनुस् (janus), + -īnus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

genuīnus (feminine genuīna, neuter genuīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. innate, native, natural
    Synonym: innatus
  2. genuine, authentic
    Synonym: authenticus
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative genuīnus genuīna genuīnum genuīnī genuīnae genuīna
Genitive genuīnī genuīnae genuīnī genuīnōrum genuīnārum genuīnōrum
Dative genuīnō genuīnō genuīnīs
Accusative genuīnum genuīnam genuīnum genuīnōs genuīnās genuīna
Ablative genuīnō genuīnā genuīnō genuīnīs
Vocative genuīne genuīna genuīnum genuīnī genuīnae genuīna
Descendants

Etymology 2

From gena (“cheek”) +‎ -inus (“-ine”), an adjective forming suffix indicating origin or possession.

Pronunciation

Adjective

genuīnus (feminine genuīna, neuter genuīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. belonging to the cheek
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative genuīnus genuīna genuīnum genuīnī genuīnae genuīna
Genitive genuīnī genuīnae genuīnī genuīnōrum genuīnārum genuīnōrum
Dative genuīnō genuīnō genuīnīs
Accusative genuīnum genuīnam genuīnum genuīnōs genuīnās genuīna
Ablative genuīnō genuīnā genuīnō genuīnīs
Vocative genuīne genuīna genuīnum genuīnī genuīnae genuīna

References
  • “genuinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “genuinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • genuinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “genuinus”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots‎ (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001
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