gignō
Erscheinungsbild
gignō
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵnh₁-, the reduplicated present stem of *ǵenh₁-. Cognate to Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to come into being, to be born, to take place”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡiɡ.noː/, [ˈɡɪŋnoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiɲ.ɲo/, [ˈd͡ʒiɲːo]
Verb
gignō (present infinitive gignere, perfect active genuī, supine genitum); third conjugation
- to bring forth as a fruit of oneself: to bear, to beget, to engender, to give birth to [ synonyms, antonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
- (by said means): to produce, to cause, to yield
- (in the passive voice): to be born, to be begotten, to be engendered, to be produced, etc.