genuīnus

genuīn-us Vorlage:lat. ‘angeboren, natürlich’

Etymology 1

Possibly from a masculine u-stem *genus, -ūs, derived from the root *ǵenh₁-; see जनुस् (janus), + -īnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡe.nuˈiː.nus/, [ɡɛnuˈiːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.nuˈi.nus/, [d͡ʒenuˈiːnus]

Adjective

genuīnus (feminine genuīna, neuter genuīnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. innate, native, natural [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: innatus

2. genuine, authentic [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: authenticus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	genuīnus	genuīna	genuīnum		genuīnī	genuīnae	genuīna
Genitive	genuīnī	genuīnae	genuīnī		genuīnōrum	genuīnārum	genuīnōrum
Dative	genuīnō		genuīnō		genuīnīs
Accusative	genuīnum	genuīnam	genuīnum		genuīnōs	genuīnās	genuīna
Ablative	genuīnō	genuīnā	genuīnō		genuīnīs
Vocative	genuīne	genuīna	genuīnum		genuīnī	genuīnae	genuīna

Descendants

• Catalan: genuí
• → Danish: genuin
• French: génuine
• Galician: xenuino
• → German: genuin
• Italian: genuino
• → Norwegian Bokmål: genuin
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: genuin
• Occitan: genuin
• Portuguese: genuíno
• Romanian: genuin
• Spanish: genuino
• → Swedish: genuin

Etymology 2

From gena (“cheek”) +‎ -inus (“-ine”), an adjective forming suffix indicating origin or possession.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡe.nuˈiː.nus/, [ɡɛnuˈiːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.nuˈi.nus/, [d͡ʒenuˈiːnus]

Adjective

genuīnus (feminine genuīna, neuter genuīnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. belonging to the cheek

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	genuīnus	genuīna	genuīnum		genuīnī	genuīnae	genuīna
Genitive	genuīnī	genuīnae	genuīnī		genuīnōrum	genuīnārum	genuīnōrum
Dative	genuīnō		genuīnō		genuīnīs
Accusative	genuīnum	genuīnam	genuīnum		genuīnōs	genuīnās	genuīna
Ablative	genuīnō	genuīnā	genuīnō		genuīnīs
Vocative	genuīne	genuīna	genuīnum		genuīnī	genuīnae	genuīna