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Meaning of -gén | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
[ɡeːn]

Definitions

  1. -gen (a producer of something, or an agent in the production of something)
    morpheme
  2. -gen (referring to the origin or lineage of something)
    morpheme

Equivalents

Català -gen
Deutsch -gen
English -gen -genous
Español -geno
Suomi -geeni
Français -gène
Gaeilge -gin -giniúil
Italiano -geno
日本語
Kurdî -gîn
Nederlands -geen
Polski -gen
Português -génio -geno

Examples

“oxigén (savképző - acid-forming)”

oxygen

“exogén”

exogenous (having an external cause)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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