Genus

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin genus. Doublet of Gender and Genre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɛnʊs/ IPA(key): /ˈɡeːnʊs/ === Noun === Genus n (strong, genitive Genus, plural Genera) (grammar) gender (of substantives, pronouns etc.) Synonyms: Geschlecht, Geschlechtsform, Sprachgeschlecht, Wortgeschlecht (grammar) voice, gender (of verbs) Synonyms: Gattung, Genus Verbi, Verbalgenus, Verbgenus, Diathese ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== (of substantives, pronouns etc.): Maskulinum, Femininum, Neutrum, Commune, Utrum (of verbs): Aktiv, Medio-Passiv/Mediopassiv(um), Medium, Passiv; in older literature: Deponens, Neutrum ==== Derived terms ==== Genuskongruenz Genuspolarität ==== Related terms ==== Genus Verbi === Further reading === “Genus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Genus” in Duden online