-gen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gen"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Suffix

-gen

  1. A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.
    mutagen ― an agent that gives rise to mutations
    tormogen ― a cell that forms a socket

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -gen

Translations

Anagrams


Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-gen

  1. -gen

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -gen

Garo

Suffix

-gen (A·chik)

  1. future tense suffix

See also


German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡən/

Suffix

-gen n

  1. used to make diminutives (especially in the 18th century)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • Männgen, Städtgen, Weibgen, Wölkgen

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, producer of).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeːn/

Suffix

-gen

  1. A producer of something
  2. producing something
Derived terms
German terms suffixed with -gen

Japanese

Romanization

-gen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of げん

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Suffix

-gen

  1. forming adjectives

-gen n

  1. forming nouns

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -gen

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Suffix

-gen

  1. forming adjectives

-gen n

  1. forming nouns

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -gen

References


Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛn
  • Syllabification: gen

Suffix

-gen m inan

  1. -gen
    alergia + -genalergen

Declension

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -gen

See also

Further reading

  • -gen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • -gen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía), possibly through French -gone.

Suffix

-gen

  1. having sides; -gon

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -gen

References

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