-gnus

See also: gnus, Gnus, and ġnus

Latin

Etymology

Proto-Italic *-genos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡnus/, [ŋnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɲus/, [ɲus]

Suffix

-gnus (feminine -gna, neuter -gnum); first/second-declension suffix

1. suffix forming adjectives denoting origin.

   bene → benignus

   male → malignus

   abiēs → abiēgnus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-gnus	-gna	-gnum		-gnī	-gnae	-gna
Genitive	-gnī	-gnae	-gnī		-gnōrum	-gnārum	-gnōrum
Dative	-gnō		-gnō		-gnīs
Accusative	-gnum	-gnam	-gnum		-gnōs	-gnās	-gna
Ablative	-gnō	-gnā	-gnō		-gnīs
Vocative	-gne	-gna	-gnum		-gnī	-gnae	-gna

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -gnus