-genic

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-genic

/-ˈdʒɛn.ɪk/ Canada, US, UK
/-ˈdʒen.ɪk/ Australia
/-ˈdʒen.ək/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

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

suffix

morpheme, not comparable Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something. carcino- + -genic → carcinogenic (“tending to cause cancer”)
morpheme, not comparable Forms adjectives relating to things produced or generated by something. bacterio- + -genic → bacteriogenic (“caused by bacteria”)
morpheme, not comparable Forms adjectives relating to things suitable to be produced or reproduced. tele- + -genic → telegenic (“attractive to television viewers”)

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Deutsch	-gen
Ελληνικά	-γενής -genís

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"-genic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-genic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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-genic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-genic

Chicago

"-genic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-genic.

BibTeX

@misc{genic_2026,
  title = {-genic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-genic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}