congénere

See also: congenere, congênere, and congénère

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• congênere (Brazil)

Etymology

From Latin com- (“same”) +‎ genus (“kind”). Cognate with Spanish congénere, Italian congenere, French congénère.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈʒɛ.nɨ.ɾɨ/

• Hyphenation: con‧gé‧ne‧re

Adjective

congénere m or f (plural congéneres) (European spelling)

1. (biology) congeneric: pertaining to the same genus
2. of the same genre, type, class, species etc.; like, similar, comparable

Noun

congénere m or f by sense (plural congéneres) (European spelling)

1. congener, peer, an individual of the same sort

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈxeneɾe/ [kõŋˈxe.ne.ɾe]
• Rhymes: -eneɾe
• Syllabification: con‧gé‧ne‧re

Adjective

congénere m or f (masculine and feminine plural congéneres)

1. like

Noun

congénere m (plural congéneres)

1. peer
2. (biology) member of the same genus; congener

Further reading

• “congénere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014