adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
bigener
bigener (feminine bigenera, neuter bigenerum)
Classical[ˈbɪ.ɡɛ.nɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.d͡ʒe.ner]
Meaning
- adjectivehybrid, mongrel (descended from two different races)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er bigener | bigenera | bigenerum |
| genitive | bigenerī | bigenerae | bigenerī |
| dative | bigenerō | bigenerae | bigenerō |
| accusative | bigenerum | bigeneram | bigenerum |
| ablative | bigenerō | bigenerā | bigenerō |
| vocative | bigener | bigenera | bigenerum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bigenerī | bigenerae | bigenera |
| genitive | bigenerōrum | bigenerārum | bigenerōrum |
| dative | bigenerīs | bigenerīs | bigenerīs |
| accusative | bigenerōs | bigenerās | bigenera |
| ablative | bigenerīs | bigenerīs | bigenerīs |
| vocative | bigenerī | bigenerae | bigenera |
bĭgĕner, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. bis-genus, like degener from de-genus, and bicorpor from bis-corpus,
I. descended from two different races, hybrid, mongrel, Paul. ex Fest. p. 33, 14 Müll.:
muli et hinni bigeneri atque insiticii, Varr. R. R. 2, 8, 1.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Italic*dwi-
- Latinbigener
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Latin -us Latin bigener From bi- + genus + -us.