-genus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]-genus (feminine -gena, neuter -genum); first/second-declension suffix
- born from, sprung from
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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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 |