-genous
a suffix of adjectives corresponding to nouns with stems in -gen: erogenous .
-genous
combining form
yielding or generating androgenous, erogenous
generated by or issuing from endogenous
word origin
-genous suff.
producing; generating: hematogenous.
produced by or produced in a specified manner: exogenous.
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- -geny
a combining form meaning “origin,” used in the formation of compound words: phylogeny. -geny combining form indicating origin or manner of development phylogeny derived forms word origin -geny suff. production; generation; origin: ontogeny.
- -gerous
a combining form meaning “bearing,” “producing,” used in the formation of compound words: setigerous. -gerous combining form bearing or producing armigerous compare -ferous word origin
- -glot
a combining form with the meanings “having a tongue,” “speaking, writing, or written in a language” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: polyglot.
- -gnathous
a combining form meaning “having a jaw” of the kind or in the position specified by the initial element: prognathous. -gnathous combining form indicating or having a jaw of a specified kind prognathous word origin -gnathous suff. characterized by a specified kind of jaw: anisognathous.
- -gnomy
a combining form meaning “knowledge,” occurring in loanwords from greek and used in combination with other elements of greek origin: physiognomy.