-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).

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	-gena			-genae	-gena
genitive	-genae			-genārum
dative	-genae			-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