-gena

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gena"

Latin

Etymology

From gigno (“bear, beget, engender”) +‎ -a (suffix forming agent nouns). Compare the variant -genus.

Suffix

-gena (genitive -genae); first-declension suffix (masculine and neuter forms identical to feminine forms)

1. born from, sprung from

Declension

First-declension adjective (masculine and neuter forms identical to feminine forms).

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	-gena			-genae	-gena
Genitive	-genae			-genārum
Dative				-genīs
Accusative	-genam	-gena		-genās	-gena
Ablative	-genā			-genīs
Vocative	-gena			-genae	-gena

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -gena

Related terms

• -genus
• genus

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.nɑ/

Suffix

-gena

1. genitive plural of -ga