-gen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gen"

English

Etymology

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

Suffix

-gen

A producer of something, e.g. hydrogen.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-gen'>English words suffixed with -gen</a>

Related terms

Translations

producer of something

Finnish: -geeni
French: gène (fr)
German: -gen (de)
Irish: -gin f

Italian: -geno
Japanese: 素 (ja) (so)
Portuguese: -génio m (Portugal), -gênio m (Brazil), -geno (pt) m

Anagrams

ENG, Eng., eng, neg, neg.

German

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡən/

Suffix

-gen n

used to make diminutives (especially in the 18th century)

Synonyms

-chen (-ken)
-lein (-erl, -le)

Derived terms

Männgen, Städtgen, Weibgen, Wölkgen

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡeːn/

Suffix

-gen

A producer of something
producing something

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:German_words_suffixed_with_-gen'>German words suffixed with -gen</a>

Related terms

Genus

Japanese

Romanization

-gen

Rōmaji transcription of げん

Turkish

Suffix

-gen

having sides

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Turkish_words_suffixed_with_-gen'>Turkish words suffixed with -gen</a>

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