-gnus
See also: gnus, Gnus, and ġnus
Latin
Etymology
Proto-Italic *-genos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡnus/, [ŋnʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɲus/
Suffix
-gnus m (feminine -gna, neuter -gnum); first/second declension
- suffix forming adjectives denoting origin.
- bene → benignus
- male → malignus
- abiēs → abiēgnus
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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