subgenus

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ genus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːnəs

Noun

subgenus (plural subgenera or subgenuses)

1. (taxonomy) A subdivision of a genus.

Synonyms

• subg. (shortening)

Translations

subdivision of a genus

• Czech: podrod (cs) m
• Dutch: ondergeslacht (nl) n
• Finnish: alasuku (fi)
• French: sous-genre (fr) m
• German: Untergattung f
• Italian: sottogenere (it) m
• Latin: subgenus n
• Polish: podrodzaj m
• Portuguese: subgénero (pt) m, subgênero (pt) m (Brazil)
• Spanish: subgénero m
• Swedish: undersläkte (sv) n

Anagrams

• bunguses

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsub.ɡe.nus/, [ˈs̠ʊbɡɛnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsub.d͡ʒe.nus/, [ˈsubd͡ʒenus]

Noun

subgenus n (genitive subgeneris); third declension

1. (New Latin) subgenus

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	subgenus	subgenera
Genitive	subgeneris	subgenerum
Dative	subgenerī	subgeneribus
Accusative	subgenus	subgenera
Ablative	subgenere	subgeneribus
Vocative	subgenus	subgenera