-gen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gen"

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Hellenic *génos

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor.

French -gènebor.

English -gen

Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Suffix

-gen

1. A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.

   mutagen ― an agent that gives rise to mutations

   tormogen ― a cell that forms a socket

Usage notes

Used to form the names of three chemical elements: hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -gen

acetogen

acidogen

acrogen

adaptogen

aerogen

agglutinogen

alkaligen

alunogen

amidogen

amylogen

anagen

androgen

angiogenin

angiotensinogen

anorexigen

autogeneic

bacteriocinogen

biogen

botryogen

camphogen

carcinogen

caseinogen

catagen

chalcogen

chloracnegen

chondrigen

chondrigenous

chondrogen

chromagen

chromogen

chrysogen

chymotrypsinogen

clastogen

clonogen

collagen

comedogen

connectogen

cormogen

cryogen

crystallogen

cultigen

culturgen

cyanogen

cyclogen

deliriogen

dermatogen

dictyogen

diplogen

dipsogen

edemogen

empathogen

encephalitogen

endogen

entactogen

entheogen

erythrogen

estrogen

exoelectrogen

exogen

fibrinogen

florigen

fusogen

galactogen

gallogen

gasogen

germogen

glycogen

goitrogen

gymnogen

gynogen

hæmochromogen

hallucinogen

halogen

hematogen

hemochromogen

histogen

hyalogen

hydrogen

icosagen

imagen

immunogen

-genin

lucigenin

indigogen

inogen

iodoformogen

ionogen

isatogen

kininogen

lactogen

litogen

logogen

lucigen

lysogen

melanogen

mesogen

methanogen

mitogen

morphogen

motogen

mucigen

mutagen

myogenin

myosinogen

nematogen

neogen

neuroplastogen

nitrogen

oncogen

oneirogen

organogen

osteogen

-genous

oxygen

pantogen

parigenin

parthenogen

pathogen

pepsinogen

peptogen

perturbagen

phellogen

phillygenin

phosphagen

photogen

plasminogen

plasmogen

pnictogen

porogen

porphobilinogen

porphyrinogen

precipitinogen

progestogen

protoporphyrinogen

pruritogen

psychoplastogen

pyrogen

quinogen

renninogen

rhizogen

rhodogen

rhombogen

saccharogen

salogen

sclerogen

spasmogen

stereogen

syngeneic

tannigen

telogen

teratogen

thallogen

theriogenology

thermogen

Thermogene

tolerogen

tormogen

trichogen

trypsinogen

verruculogen

vibrogen

xanthogen

xylogen

zymogen

Related terms

• gene
• -gene
• genesis
• genetic
• -genic
• -genous
• -geny

Translations

producer of something

• Catalan: -gen (ca) m
• Finnish: -geeni (fi)
• French: -gène (fr)
• German: -gen (de)
• Hungarian: -gén
• Irish: -gin f
• Italian: -geno (it)
• Japanese: 素 (ja) (so)
• Persian: زا (fa) (-zā)
• Polish: -gen (pl) m
• Portuguese: -génio m (Portugal), -gênio m (Brazil), -geno (pt) m
• Spanish: -geno (es) m
• Turkish: -jen

Anagrams

• Neg, ENG, neg, Eng., eng, neg., eng., NGE, /neg, NEG

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Pronunciation

• The stress is an the preceding syllable, which has a grave accent if possible.

Suffix

-gen m (noun-forming suffix, plural -gens)

1. -gen

Suffix

-gen (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -gena, masculine plural -gens, feminine plural -genes)

1. -genic

Usage notes

• The stress is on the preceding syllable, e.g. androgen, feminine andrògena, masculine plural andrògens.

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -gen

androgen

cianogen

halogen

patogen

teratogen

Related terms

• gen

Danish

Etymology

From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs). Only in borrowed words.

Suffix

-gen

1. of a certain kind (adjectives)

Suffix

-gen

1. (adjectives and nouns) (substance) that causes what the first term denotes

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -gen

fotogen

nitrogen

oxygen

References

• “-gen” in Den Danske Ordbog

Garo

Suffix

-gen (A·chik)

1. future tense suffix

See also

• -noa (Mandi)

German

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡən/

Suffix

-gen n

1. used to make diminutives (especially in the 18th century)

Synonyms

• -chen (-ken)
• -lein (-erl, -le)

Derived terms

• Männgen, Städtgen, Weibgen, Wölkgen

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “producer of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeːn/

Suffix

-gen

1. A producer of something
2. producing something

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -gen

Antigen

elektrogen

fotogen

heterogen

homogen

ketogen

pathogen

rhexigen

telegen

Related terms

• Genus

Japanese

Romanization

-gen

1. Rōmaji transcription of げん

Malay

Etymology

Formerly spelt as -jan, borrowed from English -gen, from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Pronunciation

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [-d͡ʒən]
• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): [-ɡən]
• Hyphenation: -gen

Suffix

-gen (Jawi spelling ـݢن)

1. (no longer productive) -gen

   oksigen ― oxygen

Usage notes

Only found in English borrowings.

Derived terms

Malay terms suffixed with -gen

oksigen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Suffix

-gen

1. forming adjectives

Suffix

-gen n

1. forming nouns

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -gen

halogen

homogen

patogen

østrogen

References

• “-gen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “-gen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Suffix

-gen

1. forming adjectives

Suffix

-gen n

1. forming nouns

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -gen

halogen

homogen

patogen

østrogen

References

• “-gen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Hellenic *génos

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor.

Polish -gen

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Syllabification: -gen
• Homophone: gen

Suffix

-gen m inan

1. -gen

   ‎alergia + ‎-gen → ‎alergen

Declension

Declension of -gen

	singular	plural
nominative	-gen	-geny
genitive	-genu	-genów
dative	-genowi	-genom
accusative	-gen	-geny
instrumental	-genem	-genami
locative	-genie	-genach
vocative	-genie	-geny

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -gen

adaptogen

aglutynogen

alergen

arytmogenny

aulakogen

azotogen

biogen

glikogen

-genny

See also

• -genia

Further reading

• “-gen”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía), possibly through French -gone.

Suffix

-gen

1. having sides; -gon

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -gen

altıgen

beşgen

çokgen

dokuzgen

dörtgen

kapılgan

onbirgen

ongen

övüngen

sekizgen

üçgen

yedigen

yirmigen

Etymology 2

	preceding vowel
	a / ı / o / u	e / i / ö / ü
default	-gan	-gen
assimilated	-kan	-ken

From Proto-Turkic *-gan, *-gen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟen/

Suffix

-gen

1. Form of -gan after the vowels E / İ / Ö / Ü.

   ‎gez- (“to wander, to go about”) + ‎-egen → ‎gezegen (“planet”)

   ‎çekin- (“to abstain, to hesitate”) + ‎-gen → ‎çekingen (“shy, reserved”)

   ‎çalış- (“to work, to study”) + ‎-kan → ‎çalışkan (“hardworking”)