genericus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Italic *genos

Latin genus, generis

Latin -icus

Latin genericus

From genus, generis + -icus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɡɛˈnɛ.rɪ.kʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒeˈnɛː.ri.kus]

Adjective

genericus (feminine generica, neuter genericum); first/second-declension adjective

1. generative
2. generically

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	genericus	generica	genericum		genericī	genericae	generica
genitive	genericī	genericae	genericī		genericōrum	genericārum	genericōrum
dative	genericō	genericae	genericō		genericīs
accusative	genericum	genericam	genericum		genericōs	genericās	generica
ablative	genericō	genericā	genericō		genericīs
vocative	generice	generica	genericum		genericī	genericae	generica

Descendants

• → Catalan: genèric (learned)
• → Middle French: générique (learned)
  • → English: generic
  • French: générique
• → German: generisch (learned)