verbfirst conjugation
generō
generō (present infinitive generāre, perfect active generāvī, supine generātum)
Classical[ˈɡɛ.nɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒɛː.ne.ro]
Meaning
- to bring to life, to confer life upon: to beget, to breed, to father, to impregnate, to procreate, to sire
- to generate, to produce
- to be brought to life by: to spring from, to descend from
Hominum gratia generatur, aluntur bestiae.
It springs from the sake of man that beasts are bred.
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Creare · Gignere · Parere · Generare
1. Creare (from κύρω) means, by one’s own will and creative power to call something out of nothing; gignere (γίγνεσθαι, γενέσθαι) by procreation or parturition; gignere is allied to generare only by procreation, and to parere (πεπαρεῖν, πείρειν, only by parturition. 2. Gignere is a usual expression, which represents procreation as a physical and purely animal act, and supposes copulation, conception, and parturition; whereas generare is a select expression, which represents procreation as a sublime godlike act, and supposes only creative power; hence, for the most part, homines et belluæ gignunt, natura et dii generant. And, Corpora gignuntur, poemata generantur. Cic. N. D. iii. 16. Herculem Jupiter genuit, is a mythological notice; but Legg. i. 9. Deus hominem generavit, is a metaphysical axiom. (v. 201.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | generō | generābam | generābō | generāvī | generāveram | generāverō generārō |
| 2nd sg. | generās | generābās | generābis | generāvistī generāstī | generāverās generārās | generāveris |
| 3rd sg. | generat | generābat | generābit | generāvit | generāverat generārat | generāverit generārit |
| 1st pl. | generāmus | generābāmus | generābimus | generāvimus | generāverāmus | generāverimus generārimus |
| 2nd pl. | generātis | generābātis | generābitis | generāvistis generāstis | generāverātis generārātis | generāveritis generāritis |
| 3rd pl. | generant | generābant | generābunt | generāvērunt generāvēre, generārunt | generāverant generārant | generāverint generārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | generem | generārem | generāverim generārim | generāvissem generāssem |
| 2nd sg. | generēs | generārēs | generāverīs | generāvissēs generāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | generet | generāret | generāverit generārit | generāvisset generāsset |
| 1st pl. | generēmus | generārēmus | generāverīmus generārīmus | generāvissēmus generāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | generētis | generārētis | generāverītis generārītis | generāvissētis generāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | generent | generārent | generāverint generārint | generāvissent generāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | generor | generābar | generābor |
| 2nd sg. | generāris generāre | generābāris generābāre | generāberis generābere |
| 3rd sg. | generātur | generābātur | generābitur |
| 1st pl. | generāmur | generābāmur | generābimur |
| 2nd pl. | generāminī | generābāminī | generābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | generantur | generābantur | generābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | generer | generārer |
| 2nd sg. | generēris generēre | generārēris generārēre |
| 3rd sg. | generētur | generārētur |
| 1st pl. | generēmur | generārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | generēminī | generārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | generentur | generārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | generā | generāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | generāte | generāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | generātō | generātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | generātō | generātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | generātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | generantō | generantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | generāre | generārī |
| perfect infinitive | generāvisse generāsse | generātum esse |
| future infinitive | generātūrum esse | generātum īrī |
| present participle | generāns generante, generantem, generantēs, generantī, generantia, generantibus, generantis, generantīs, generantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | generātus generāta, generātā, generātae, generātam, generātārum, generātās, generātī, generātōrum, generātōs |
| future participle | generātūrus generātūra, generātūrā, generātūrae, generātūram, generātūrārum, generātūrās, generātūre, generātūrī, generātūrīs, generātūrō, generātūrōrum, generātūrōs, generātūrum | generandus generanda, generandā, generandae, generandam, generandārum, generandās, generande, generandīs, generandōrum, generandōs |
gerundgenerandī, generandō, generandumsupinegenerātum, generātū
gĕnĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. genus,
I. to beget, procreate, engender, produce, create; in pass., to spring or descend from.
I. Lit. (class.):
hominem generavit et ornavit deus, Cic. Leg. 1, 9, 27: isque (Capys) pium ex se Anchisen generat, Enn. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 3, 35 (Ann. v. 32 Vahl.): Oebalus, quem generasse Telon Sebethide nymphā Fertur, Verg. A. 7, 734: unde nil majus generatur ipso (Jove), Hor. C. 1, 12, 17: Herculis stirpe generatus, Cic. Rep. 2, 12: homines hominum causa esse generatos, id. Off. 1, 7, 22: ita generati a natura sumus, ut, etc., id. ib. 1, 29, 103; cf. id. Rep. 6, 15: a quo (deo) populum Romanum generatum accepimus, id. Phil. 4, 2, 5: ab origine ultima stirpis Romanae generatus, Nep. Att. 1: Tros est generatus ab illo, Ov. F. 4, 33: fuit Argolico generatus Alemone quidam Myscelos, id. M. 15, 19: Trojā generatus Acestes, Verg. A. 5, 61: mulos (antiqui vocabant) quos asini et equae generarent, Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 172: quale portentum ... nec Jubae tellus generat, Hor. C. 1, 22, 15: terram tanto prius animalia generare coepisse, Just. 2, 1 fin.: atque aliam ex alia generando suffice prolem, Verg. G. 3, 65: (mundus) semperne fuerit, nullo generatus ortu: an, etc., Cic. Univ. 2: semina, unde essent omnia orta, generata, concreta, id. Tusc. 5, 24, 69; cf.: semina generantia ranas, Ov. M. 15, 375: terra et hos (rubos) generat, Quint. 9, 4, 5: terra generandis alendisque seminibus fecundior, id. 10, 3, 2: e gramine, quod in eo loco generatum esset, etc., Gell. 5, 6, 9: generandi gloria mellis, Verg. G. 4, 205: ignibus generandis nutriendisque soli ipsius naturalis materia, Just. 4, 1.—Absol.: asina generare coepit, Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 172.—II. Trop. (perh. only post-Aug.).
A. In gen.:
cetera forsitan tenuis quoque et angusta ingenii vena ... generare atque ad frugem aliquam perducere queat, Quint. 6, 2, 3: verecundia vitium quidem, sed quae virtutes facillime generet, id. 12, 5, 2; Dig. 25, 3, 7: peccatum generat mortem, Vulg. Jacob. 1, 15.—B. In partic., to bring forth, produce, of mental productions:
quae (aetates) nihil dum ipsae ex se generare queunt, Quint. 1, 1, 36: cum generabit ipse aliquid atque componet, id. 1, 12, 12; 8, 6, 32; cf. id. 10, 2, 5: similiter decurrentium spatiorum observatione esse generatum (poëma), id. 9, 4, 114; cf. Suet. Ner. 52.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
generō āvī, ātus, āre
genus, to beget, procreate, engender, produce, create : hominem: quem generasse Telon Sebethide Fertur, V.: Unde nil maius generatur ipso (Iove), springs , H.: generati a naturā: generatus ab illo, O.: aliam ex aliā prolem, V.: semina, unde essent omnia generata: seminata generantia ranas, O.: generandi gloria mellis, V.: exemplum generatum (opp. aeternum).
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Italic*genos
- Latingenerō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin generō From genus (“descent, origin, birth”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Catalangenerar
- Englishgender
- Englishgenerate
- Frenchgénérer
- Germangenerieren
- Italiangenerare
- Portuguesegerarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese gẽerar
- Romaniangenera
- Spanishgenerar
- Dutchgenereren