-gena
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gena"
Latin
Etymology
From gigno (“bear, beget, engender”) + -a (suffix forming agent nouns). Compare the variant -genus.
Suffix
-gena (genitive -genae); first-declension suffix (masculine and neuter forms identical to feminine forms)
- born from, sprung from
Declension
First-declension adjective (masculine and neuter forms identical to feminine forms).
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | -gena | -genae | -gena | ||
| genitive | -genae | -genārum | |||
| dative | -genae | -genīs | |||
| accusative | -genam | -gena | -genās | -gena | |
| ablative | -genā | -genīs | |||
| vocative | -gena | -genae | -gena | ||
Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -gena
Related terms
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡe.nɑ/
Suffix
-gena
- genitive plural of -ga