-gen

suffix

A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.

“tormogen ― a cell that forms a socket”

OriginAncient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.

    tormogen ― a cell that forms a socket

    1 more example

    mutagen ― an agent that gives rise to mutations

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
-gene

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  4. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  5. English-gen

Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

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Translations

Catalan -gen
  • -genproducer of something
Finnish -geeni
  • -geeniproducer of something
French -gène
  • -gèneproducer of something
German -gen
  • -genproducer of something
Hungarian -gén
  • -génproducer of something
Irish -gin
  • -ginproducer of something
Italian -geno
  • -genoproducer of something
Japanese 素
  • 素 (so)producer of something
Persian زا
  • زا (-zā)producer of something
Polish -gen
  • -genproducer of something
Portuguese -génio, -gênio
  • -génioproducer of something
  • -gênioproducer of something
  • -genoproducer of something
Spanish -geno
  • -genoproducer of something
Turkish -jen
  • -jenproducer of something
Cite this entry
APA

-gen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gen

MLA

“-gen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-gen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gen.

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