-genous

suffix

Producing or yielding.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Producing or yielding.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  4. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  7. English-genous

From -gen + -ous.

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Translations

Czech -tvorný, -genní
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Dutch -geen
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Hungarian -gén
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Irish -giniúil
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Polish -genny
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Cite this entry
APA

-genous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-genous

MLA

“-genous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-genous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-genous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-genous.

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