[ˈɡɛ.nʊs], [ˈd͡ʒɛː.nus]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *genos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os n (“race”), from the root *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget”); compare also gēns, gignō and -gnus, from the same root. From the genitive gener-is (< PIE *ǵénh₁es-os), the sound shift -r- < *-s- can be observed, through which the Old Latin form *genes-is can be reconstructed.
Cognates include Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, stock, kin, kind”), Sanskrit जनस् (jánas, “race, class of beings”), Proto-Celtic *genos (“birth; family”), and English kin. Doublet of genea.
- declension-3, neuterbirth, origin, lineage, descent
- declension-3, neuterkind, type, class
“huic generi militum senatus eundem, quem Cannensibus, finem statuerat militiae.” — For this class of soldier the senate had established a limit in duration to their military service, which was the same as the men at Cannae.
- declension-3, neuterspecies (general classification, as of living things), taxon (of animal or plant), race (of people or animals)
“omne adeo genus in terris hominumque ferarumque / et genus aequoreum pecudes pictaeque volucres / in furias ignemque ruunt” — So far does every race on earth of man and beast, / whether the aquatic species, livestock, or painted-winged, / collapse into the frenzies and the fire [of sex].
- declension-3, neuterset, group, category (with common attributes)
- declension-3, neutergender
“6th century, Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus (attributed): Commentarium de oratione et de octo partibus orationis. In: „Patrologiae cursus completus sive Bibliotheca universalis, integra, uniformis, commo” — Nouns have six genders: masculine, e.g. hic Cato 'this man Cato'; feminine, e.g. haec musa 'this muse'; neuter, e.g. hoc monile 'this necklace'; common to two genders, e.g. hic et haec sacerdos 'this
“Genera nominum, septem sunt. Masculinum, cui praeponitur hic: ut hic Dominus. Foemineum, cui praeponitur haec: ut haec musa. Neutrum, cui praeponuntur hoc: ut hoc templum. Commune, cui praeponuntur hi” — Nouns have seven genders. Masculine, which you can precede with hic: hic dominus 'this Lord'. Feminine, which you can precede with haec, e.g. haec musa 'this muse'. Neuter, which you can precede with
- declension-3, neutersubtype of word
“Genera verborum quot sunt? Quinque. Quae? Activa passiva neutra deponentia communia.” — How many types of verbs are there? Five. Which ones? Active, passive, neuter, deponent, common.
“Verborum genera quinque sunt, activa passiva neutra communia deponentia.” — There are five types of verbs: active, passive, neuter, common, deponent.
- form-of, genitive, singulargenitive singular of genū̆
Formaegeneris(genitive) · genus(nominative, singular) · genera(nominative, plural) · generis(genitive, singular) · generum(genitive, plural) · generī(dative, singular) · generibus(dative, plural) · genus(accusative, singular) · genera(accusative, plural) · genere(ablative, singular) · generibus(ablative, plural) · genus(singular, vocative) · genera(plural, vocative) · genūs(canonical)