genus
From Proto-Italic *genos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os n (“race”), from the root *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget”); compare also gēns, gignō and -gnus, from the same root. Cognates include Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, stock, kin, kind”), Sanskrit जनस् (jánas, “race, class of beings”), Proto-Celtic *genos (“birth; family”), and English kin. Doublet of genea.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.nus/, [ˈɡɛnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.nus/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːnus]
Noun
genus n (genitive generis); third declension
- birth, origin, lineage, descent
- kind, type, class [ quotations ▼]
- species (of animal or plant), race (of people) [ quotations ▼]
- set, group (with common attributes)
- (grammar) gender [ quotations ▼]
- (grammar) subtype of word [ quotations ▼]
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | genus | genera |
| Genitive | generis | generum |
| Dative | generī | generibus |
| Accusative | genus | genera |
| Ablative | genere | generibus |
| Vocative | genus | genera |
Hyponyms
- (grammar, genera nominum): [genus] fēminīnum, [genus] masculīnum, [genus] neutrum, genus commūne, genus omne
- (grammar, genera verborum): [genus] āctīvum, [genus] passīvum, [genus] neutrum, [genus] commūne, [genus] dēpōnēns, [genus] medium
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.nuːs/, [ˈɡɛnuːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.nus/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːnus]
Noun
genūs