-gen
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gen"
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Suffix
-gen
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -gen
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Derived terms
Catalan terms suffixed with -gen
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡən/
Derived terms
- Männgen, Städtgen, Weibgen, Wölkgen
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “producer of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡeːn/
Derived terms
German terms suffixed with -gen
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Suffix
-gen
- forming adjectives
-gen n
- forming nouns
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -gen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Suffix
-gen
- forming adjectives
-gen n
- forming nouns
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -gen
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛn
- Syllabification: gen
Declension
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -gen
See also
Turkish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía), possibly through French -gone.
Derived terms
Turkish terms suffixed with -gen
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “+gen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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