-gena
Latin
Etymology
From gignō (“beget, give birth to”), itself from Proto-Italic *gignō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget or give birth to”). Cognate of Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “born in a certain place or condition”).
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).
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -gena | -genae | -gena | ||
| Genitive | -genae | -genārum | |||
| Dative | -genīs | ||||
| Accusative | -genam | -gena | -genās | -gena | |
| Ablative | -genā | -genīs | |||
| Vocative | -gena | -genae | |||
Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -gena
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