μονογενής

Ancient Greek

adj-3rd
Definitions
  • being the only member of a kin kind
  • only, single
  • unique
  • (grammar) having one form for all genders
  • (poetry) name of the foot ¯ ¯ ¯ ˘ (fourth epitrite)
  • only
  • in a unique manner

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek μόνος (alone, only, single, sole, solitary, unique, singular, af) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

Emoji

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