genus
/ˈdʒinəs/JEE-nuhs
/ˈdʒinəs/JEE-nuhs
Meaninga kind
Common meaning: a rank in biology above species, gathering kindred ones
- genbirth, descent, race; a typeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 810 · scan
- usLatin noun ending
Journey through time
- Latingenus, generis‘birth, descent, race’
- Englishgenus‘a rank in biology above species, gathering kindred ones’ · today
gen also in: genuinecryogeniccarcinogendegenerateiatrogenic
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin genus ‘birth, descent, race; a type’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry genus, p. 810 · dictionary scan
Roots
- genus, generis Latin “birth, descent, race; a type”
Related words
carcinogencryogenicdegenerategenuineheterogeneousheterogeneouslyiatrogenicindigenousoctogenarianparthenogenesistransgender
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