-gnus

== Latin == === Etymology === From a combining form *-ǵn(h₁)-os from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, to beget, to give birth”), whence Latin gignō (“give birth”). Compare -genus, which was reformed from other forms. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɲus] === Suffix === -gnus (feminine -gna, neuter -gnum); first/second-declension suffix suffix forming adjectives denoting origin. born, originated from ‎bene (“well”) + ‎-gnus → ‎benignus (“kind, generous”) ‎male (“badly”) + ‎-gnus → ‎malignus (“ungenerous, grudging”) ‎bi- (“two-”) + ‎-gnus → ‎bignae (“twins”) ‎prīvus + ‎-gnus → ‎prīvignus (“stepson”) ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===