genitus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of gignō. An analogical formation that was created from the verb root as a regular third-conjugation perfect participle. The original participle was nātus (earlier gnātus), which came to belong to a different verb.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.ni.tus/, [ˈɡɛ.nɪ.tʊs]

Participle

genitus m (feminine genita, neuter genitum); first/second declension

  1. begotten
  2. engendered
  3. produced

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative genitus genita genitum genitī genitae genita
Genitive genitī genitae genitī genitōrum genitārum genitōrum
Dative genitō genitae genitō genitīs genitīs genitīs
Accusative genitum genitam genitum genitōs genitās genita
Ablative genitō genitā genitō genitīs genitīs genitīs
Vocative genite genita genitum genitī genitae genita

Derived terms

References
  • genitus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • genitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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