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in the PONS Dictionary

genus1 <neris> nt (gigno)

1.

genus
Geburt, Abstammung, Herkunft [ magnum; summum; patricium; plebeium ]
Graecus genere
v. Geburt
genus (de)ducere [o. trahere] ab alqo
v. jmdm. abstammen
nobile duco genus de gente Catonis
avus paterno [o. materno] genere
väterlicherseits o. mütterlicherseits
genere et nobilitate et pecunia primus
a matris genere et nomine

2.

genus
hohe Geburt, Adel
virtute, non genere populo commendari
sich durch Tüchtigkeit, nicht durch Adel dem Volk empfehlen
nec minus in sese generis esse quam in Hercule

3.

genus
Geschlecht, Familie, Haus [ Marcellorum ]
auctores generis mei
meine Ahnen
genus prodere
fortpflanzen

4. poet

genus
Nachkommenschaft; Nachkomme, Sprössling, Kind, Enkel [ Iovis = Bacchus; Adrasti = Diomedes ]

5.

genus
Stamm, Volk, Nation [ Graecorum; bellicosum; fallacissimum Phoenicum ]

6.

genus
natürliches Geschlecht [ virile; muliebre ]

7. (Gattung, Klasse, Art)

a. (v. Menschen)

genus
Gattung, Klasse, Sorte [ hominum; humanum; colonorum ]
hostes omnium generum

b. (v. Tieren)

genus
Art, Rasse, Gattung [ animale; ferarum; vipereum; equarum ]

c. (v. Sachen)

genus
Gattung, Art [ locorum Beschaffenheit; frugum; pomorum; herbarum ]
in omni genere vitae
Lebenslage
aliquid id genus
etw. Derartiges
genere, non numero [o. magnitudine]
qualitativ, nicht quantitativ

8. (Oberbegriff zu species)

genus
Gattung
genus in species partiri

9.

genus
Art u. Weise, Verfahrensweise [ praedandi; dicendi Redeweise; scriptorum; scribendi ]

10.

genus
Beschaffenheit, Wesen

11.

genus
Hinsicht, Beziehung
in omni genere diligens

genus2 <ūs> m od. nt

→ genu

genū <ūs> nt

genu
Knie
genuum orbis
Kniescheibe
ad genua alcis procumbere
genu ponere [o. submittere]
das Knie beugen (vor jmdm.: alci)
corde et genibus tremit
Declension of genus
Case Singular Plural
Nominative genus genūs
Genitive genūs genuum
Dative genuī genibus
Accusative genum genūs
Ablative genū genibus
Declension of genus
Case Singular Plural
Nominative genus generēs
Genitive generis generum
Dative generī generibus
Accusative generem generēs
Ablative genere generibus