γένος
Greek (Cypriot)
/ʝenos/
noun
Definitions
- family
- nation
- (taxonomy) genus
- (grammar) gender (masculine, feminine, etc)
- maiden name, née
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek γένος (race, kind, kin, stock, family, offspring, tribe, birth).
Origin
Ancient Greek
γένος
Gloss
race, kind, kin, stock, family, offspring, tribe, birth
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
家, 族
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- geno- English
- genocide English
- -cidium Latin
- gēns Latin
- -γενής Ancient Greek
- Σωσιγένης Ancient Greek
- γένος Ancient Greek
- γενικός Ancient Greek
- γεννάω Ancient Greek
- μουνογενής Ancient Greek
- *ǵénh₁os Proto-Indo-European
- γενοκτονία Greek (modern)
- חמצן Hebrew (modern)
- גניסא Aramaic
- גנסא Aramaic
- ܓܸܢܣܵܐ Classical Syriac
- *génos Proto-Hellenic