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genūs

[ˈɡɛ.nuːs]

noun

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. genitive singular of genū̆
  2. The form of the Latin noun 'genū' (knee) when it is used in the genitive case.
Examples

Dolor genūs eum impedivit.

The pain of the knee hindered him.

Pronunciationˈɡɛ.nuːs

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteDistinguish this from 'genus' (kind) by the long 'u' in the second syllable.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.