-gen
English
suffix
Definitions
- A producer of something, e.g. hydrogen.
Etymology
Borrowed from French -gène derived from Ancient Greek -γενής (producer of, born of, of a kind, kind, offspring, born in a certain place condition).
Origin
Ancient Greek
-γενής
Gloss
producer of, born of, of a kind, kind, offspring, born in a certain place condition
Concept
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Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -genic English
- -genous English
- -o- English
- empathogen English
- empathogenic English
- empathy English
- gas English
- gasogen English
- nepheligenous English
- urobilin English
- urobilinogen English
- -geeninen Finnish
- empathogen German
- -geno Italian
- -geen Dutch, Flemish
- -gène French
- -geno Spanish, Castilian
- -γενής Ancient Greek
- γένος Ancient Greek
- *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- -gen Norwegian Bokmål
- -geno Portuguese
- -gen Norwegian Nynorsk
- -gin Irish
- -γενής Greek (modern)
- gainithir Old Irish