genimen
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *genamen, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥, from the root *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”, “to give birth”). Equivalent to gignō (“I beget”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Compare with germen.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.ni.men/, [ˈɡɛnɪmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.ni.men/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːnimen]
Noun edit
genimen n (genitive geniminis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | genimen | genimina |
| Genitive | geniminis | geniminum |
| Dative | geniminī | geniminibus |
| Accusative | genimen | genimina |
| Ablative | genimine | geniminibus |
| Vocative | genimen | genimina |
References edit
- “genimen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- genimen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- genimen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.