-genic

Meaning

1. (morpheme, not-comparable) Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.
2. (morpheme, not-comparable) Forms adjectives relating to things produced or generated by something.
3. (morpheme, not-comparable) Forms adjectives relating to things suitable to be produced or reproduced.

Synonyms

genic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed either from French -gène or directly from its etymological source, Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “offspring; kind”), with -ic. Compare -gen.