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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

genuīnus1

genuīnus (feminine genuīna, neuter genuīnum)
Classical[ɡɛ.nuˈiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒe.nuˈiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveinnate, native, natural
  2. adjectivegenuine, authentic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegenuīnusgenuīnagenuīnum
genitivegenuīnīgenuīnaegenuīnī
dativegenuīnōgenuīnaegenuīnō
accusativegenuīnumgenuīnamgenuīnum
ablativegenuīnōgenuīnāgenuīnō
vocativegenuīnegenuīnagenuīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegenuīnīgenuīnaegenuīna
genitivegenuīnōrumgenuīnārumgenuīnōrum
dativegenuīnīsgenuīnīsgenuīnīs
accusativegenuīnōsgenuīnāsgenuīna
ablativegenuīnīsgenuīnīsgenuīnīs
vocativegenuīnīgenuīnaegenuīna

gĕnŭīnus, a, um, adj. geno, gigno,
I. innate, native, natural.
I. Lit. (rare but class.): genuinae domesticaeque virtutes, * Cic. Rep. 2, 15, 29: naturales et genuini honores, Gell. 2, 2, 9: pietas, Dig. 43, 28, 3, § 4: nequitia, App. M. 9, p. 230.—
II. Transf., genuine, authentic (post-class.): comoedia Plauti, Gell. 3, 3, 7.

Origins

Possibly from a reconstructed masculine u-stem *genus m, genitive *genūs, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, give birth”), + -īnus. Compare Sanskrit जनुस् (janus), which preserves a corresponding u-stem formation. Related to genus (“birth, descent, race, kind”) and gignō (“to beget, produce”).

Descendants
  • Catalangenuí
  • Frenchgénuine
  • Germangenuin
  • Italiangenuino
  • Occitangenuin
  • Portuguesegenuíno
  • Romaniangenuin
  • Spanishgenuino
  • Danishgenuin
  • Galicianxenuino
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
genuīnus2
genuīnus (feminine genuīna, neuter genuīnum)
Classical[ɡɛ.nuˈiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒe.nuˈiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebelonging to the cheek

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegenuīnusgenuīnagenuīnum
genitivegenuīnīgenuīnaegenuīnī
dativegenuīnōgenuīnaegenuīnō
accusativegenuīnumgenuīnamgenuīnum
ablativegenuīnōgenuīnāgenuīnō
vocativegenuīnegenuīnagenuīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegenuīnīgenuīnaegenuīna
genitivegenuīnōrumgenuīnārumgenuīnōrum
dativegenuīnīsgenuīnīsgenuīnīs
accusativegenuīnōsgenuīnāsgenuīna
ablativegenuīnīsgenuīnīsgenuīnīs
vocativegenuīnīgenuīnaegenuīna

gĕnŭīnus, a, um, adj. genae; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 94 Müll.,
I. of or belonging to the cheek: dentes, jaw-teeth, back-teeth, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 134; Plin. 11, 37, 63, § 166; also as subst.: gĕnŭīni, orum, m., Verg. Cat. 5, 36; and in sing.: gĕnŭīnus, i, m., Juv. 5, 69.—Prov.: genuinum frangere in aliquo, to break one's jaw-tooth on a person, i. e. to criticise him severely, Pers. 1, 115.

Origins

From gena (“cheek”) + -inus (“-ine”), an adjective forming suffix indicating origin or possession.

Quick answers

What does genuīnus mean in Latin?
genuīnus, a adjective, means “innate, native, natural; genuine, authentic”.
How do you pronounce genuīnus?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛ.nuˈiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒe.nuˈiː.nus].