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Appendix:Variations of "gen" English Etymology en :bor fr:-gène 1 Borrowed from en fr -gène, from the en grc -γενής. Suffix 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 en Related terms en gene genesis genetic -gene -genic -genous -geny Translations producer of something Catalan: ca -gen m Finnish: fi -geeni French: fr -gène German: de -gen Hungarian: hu -gén Irish: ga -gin f Italian: it -geno Japanese: ja 素 so Persian: fa زا -zā Polish: pl -gen m Portuguese: pt -génio m Portugal, pt -gênio m Brazil, pt -geno m Spanish: es -geno m Turkish: tr -jen Anagrams en egn Neg ENG neg Eng. eng neg. eng. NGE /neg NEG en Chemical element nomenclature Catalan Etymology ca fr -gène, from the ca grc -γενής. Pronunciation The stress is an the preceding syllable, which has a grave accent if possible. Suffix m en -gen Suffix en -genic Usage notes The stress is on the preceding syllable, e.g. ca androgen, feminine andrògena, masculine plural andrògens. Derived terms ca Related terms ca gen Danish Etymology From da fr -gène, from da grc -γενής. Only in borrowed words. Suffix da suffix of a certain kind adjectives Suffix da suffix adjectives and nouns (substance) that causes what the first term denotes Derived terms da References da adjective-forming suffixes noun-forming suffixes Garo Suffix grt suffix A·chik future tense suffix See also grt -noa Mandi German Etymology 1 Pronunciation de /ɡən/ Suffix de suffix noun-forming suffixes n used to make diminutives especially in the 18th century Synonyms de -chen (de -ken) de -lein (de -erl, de -le) Derived terms de Männgen, de Städtgen, de Weibgen, de Wölkgen Etymology 2 From de grc -γενής producer of. Pronunciation de /ɡeːn/ Suffix de suffixes A producer of something producing something Derived terms de Related terms de Genus de diminutive suffixes Japanese Romanization げん Malay Etymology ms ine-pro *ǵenh₁- Formerly spelt as ms -jan,en 1978 Asmah Haji Omar The Role of Language Standardisation in the Coining of Technical Terms in Bahasa Malaysia Papers from the Conference on the Standardisation of Asian Languages, Manila, Philippines, December 16-21, 1974 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/acfe3302-7d56-45e9-888a-578389c5e166/content 233–234 https://web.archive.org/web/20260714170037/https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/acfe3302-7d56-45e9-888a-578389c5e166/content 14 July 2026 ms en -gen 1, from ms fr -gène, from the ms grc -γενής. Pronunciation ms [-d͡ʒən] English-based ms [-ɡən] Baku ms -gen Suffix ـݢن ms non-productive en -gen ms oksigen oxygen Usage notes Only found in English borrowings. Derived terms ms References ms unproductive suffixes Norwegian Bokmål Etymology From nb fr -gène, from nb grc -γενής. Suffix nb suffix forming adjectives Suffix nb suffix n forming nouns Derived terms nb References nb adjective-forming suffixes noun-forming suffixes Norwegian Nynorsk Etymology From nn fr -gène, from nn grc -γενής. Suffix nn suffix forming adjectives Suffix nn suffix n forming nouns Derived terms nn References nn noun-forming suffixes nn adjective-forming suffixes Polish Etymology pl producer :lbor grc:-γενής<id:adjective suffix> + 1 Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf--gen.wav gen Suffix pl suffix m-in -gen pl alergia alergen Declension Derived terms pl See also pl -genia Further reading Potawatomi Etymology pot alg-pro *-ken. Cognate to oj -gin. Pronunciation -ken Suffix pot suffix in pot intransitive 1 to grow pot maji- majigen<id:to grow> Derived terms pot majigen See also pot -ge pot Size Turkish Etymology 1 tr -gon :bor<unc> fr:-gone From tr grc γωνία, possibly through fr -gone.+gen Suffix having sides; -gon Derived terms tr Etymology 2 an en g From tr trk-pro *-gan, trk-pro *-gen. Pronunciation tr /ɟen/ Suffix tr suffix form -gan e tr gezmek<gloss:to wander, to go about> gez- -egen gezegen<gloss:planet> tr çekinmek<gloss:to abstain, to hesitate> çekin- -gen çekingen<gloss:shy, reserved> tr çalışmak<gloss:to work, to study> çalış- -kan çalışkan<gloss:hardworking> References