-gen

Etymology

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

Suffix

-gen

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

   mutagen ― an agent that gives rise to mutations

   tormogen ― a cell that forms a socket

Anagrams

• Neg, ENG, neg, Eng., eng, neg., eng., NGE, /neg, NEG

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• The stress is an the preceding syllable, which has a grave accent if possible.

Suffix

-gen m (noun-forming suffix, plural -gens)

1. -gen

Suffix

-gen (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -gena, masculine plural -gens, feminine plural -genes)

1. -genic

Derived terms

Related terms

• gen

Etymology

From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs). Only in borrowed words.

Suffix

-gen

1. of a certain kind (adjectives)

Suffix

-gen

1. (adjectives and nouns) (substance) that causes what the first term denotes

References

• “-gen” in Den Danske Ordbog

Suffix

-gen (A·chik)

1. future tense suffix

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “producer of”).

Romanization

-gen

1. Rōmaji transcription of げん