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Etymology

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Reflects a Proto-Indo-European **ǵenh₁-tos, which displaced the original *ǵn̥h₁-tós, whence Latin nātus, which came to belong to a different verb. In light of Proto-Italic *genatā, the change conceivably happened during the Italic period, though see there for possible counterarguments.

Pronunciation

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Participle

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genitus (feminine genita, neuter genitum); first/second-declension participle

  1. perfect passive participle of gignō
    1. begotten
    2. engendered
    3. produced

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative genitus genita genitum genitī genitae genita
Genitive genitī genitae genitī genitōrum genitārum genitōrum
Dative genitō genitō genitīs
Accusative genitum genitam genitum genitōs genitās genita
Ablative genitō genitā genitō genitīs
Vocative genite genita genitum genitī genitae genita

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old French: gent
  • Occitan: gent

References

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  • genitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • genitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.