genimen
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *genamen, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥, from the root *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”, “to give birth”). Equivalent to gignō (“I beget”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Compare with germen.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡɛ.nɪ.mɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.men]
Noun
genimen n (genitive geniminis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | genimen | genimina |
| genitive | geniminis | geniminum |
| dative | geniminī | geniminibus |
| accusative | genimen | genimina |
| ablative | genimine | geniminibus |
| vocative | genimen | genimina |
References
- “genimen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "genimen", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- genimen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈni.men/
Verb
ġenimen
- plural present subjunctive of ġeniman