gignō

gi-gnō

Latin

Alternative forms

• genō

Etymology

Vom —Uig. *ǵíǵnh₁-, dem reduzierten gegenwärtigen Stamm von *ǵenh₁-. Verwandt mit agrie. γίγνομαι gígnomai, 'entstehen, geboren werden, stattfinden'.

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

1. to bring forth as a fruit of oneself: to bear, to beget, to engender, to give birth to [ synonyms, antonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: genō, prōcreō, suscipiō, prōdō, pario, creō, enitor, cōnītor, ēdō, efficiō

   Antonyms: necō, interimō, caedō, obtruncō

2. (by said means): to produce, to cause, to yield
3. (in the passive voice): to be born, to be begotten, to be engendered, to be produced, etc.