-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
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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.
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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)
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Etymology 2 Edit
From Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “producer of”).
Pronunciation Edit
Suffix Edit
-gen
- A producer of something
- producing something
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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
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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
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Further reading Edit
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