-gen
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gen"
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Suffix edit
-gen
Usage notes edit
Used to form the names of three chemical elements: hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
producer of something
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Pronunciation edit
- The stress is an the preceding syllable, which has a grave accent if possible.
Suffix edit
-gen m (noun-forming suffix, plural -gens)
Suffix edit
-gen (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -gena, masculine plural -gens, feminine plural -genes)
Usage notes edit
- The stress is on the preceding syllable, e.g. androgen, feminine andrògena, masculine plural andrògens.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Garo edit
Suffix edit
-gen (A·chik)
- future tense suffix
See also edit
- -noa (Mandi)
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-gen n
- used to make diminutives (especially in the 18th century)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “producer of”).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-gen
- A producer of something
- producing something
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
-gen
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Suffix edit
-gen
- forming adjectives
-gen n
- forming nouns
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Suffix edit
-gen
- forming adjectives
-gen n
- forming nouns
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “-gen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-gen m inan
Declension edit
Declension of -gen
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- -gen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Turkish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía), possibly through French -gone.[1]
Suffix edit
-gen
- having sides; -gon
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
preceding vowel | ||
---|---|---|
A / I / O / U | E / İ / Ö / Ü | |
default | -gan | -gen |
assimilated | -kan | -ken |
From Proto-Turkic *-gan, *-gen.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-gen
- Form of -gan after the vowels E / İ / Ö / Ü.
References edit
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “+gen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük