congénere
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin congener. 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 Portuguese spelling)
- (biology) congeneric: pertaining to the same genus
- of the same genre, type, class, species etc.; like, similar, comparable
Noun
congénere m or f by sense (plural congéneres) (European Portuguese spelling)
- congener, peer, an individual of the same sort
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈxeneɾe/ [kõŋˈxe.ne.ɾe]
Audio (Argentina): (file) - Rhymes: -eneɾe
- Syllabification: con‧gé‧ne‧re
Adjective
congénere m or f (masculine and feminine plural congéneres)
Noun
congénere m (plural congéneres)
Further reading
- “congénere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024