-gnus

See also: gnus, Gnus, and ġnus

Latin

Etymology

Proto-Italic *-genos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (to beget)

Pronunciation

Suffix

-gnus m (feminine -gna, neuter -gnum); first/second declension

  1. suffix forming adjectives denoting origin.
    benebenignus
    malemalignus
    abiēsabiēgnus

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -gnus -gna -gnum -gnī -gnae -gna
Genitive -gnī -gnae -gnī -gnōrum -gnārum -gnōrum
Dative -gnō -gnae -gnō -gnīs -gnīs -gnīs
Accusative -gnum -gnam -gnum -gnōs -gnās -gna
Ablative -gnō -gnā -gnō -gnīs -gnīs -gnīs
Vocative -gne -gna -gnum -gnī -gnae -gna

Derived terms

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