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I. Lit.
II. Transf., of plants, a knot, joint, usually called geniculum

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gĕnŭī | ne: neut dat sg

• gĕnu, ūs, n. (also nom. sing. gĕnum, n., Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 5, 44; and gĕ-nus, m., Lucil. ap. Non. 207, 28; gen. sing. genuis; dat. genui, genu, Mart. Cap. 3, § 293. —In neutr., nom. and acc. sing. genus, Cic. Arat. 45; 46; 399; 403; plur. gēnu︤︥a˘, as a dissyllable, Carey's Lat. Prosody, § 47; Verg. A. 5, 432; 12, 905; gen. plur. genuorum, Vitr. 9, 6 dub.; dat. plur. genubus, Sen. Thyest. 406; Hippol. 667; Mart. Cap. 3, § 293; but usu. genibus, Curt. 10, 5, 24; Tac. A. 12, 18; Liv. 44, 31 fin.; Ov. M. 13, 585) [kindr. with Sanscr. jānu; Gr. γόνυ; Goth. kniu; Germ. Knie; Engl. knee], the knee.

I. Lit.: meus est ballista pugnus, cubitus catapulta est mihi, Umerus aries: tum genu ut quemque icero, ad terram dabo, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 17: hujus genus, Cic. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 22: fine genus vestem ritu succincta Dianae, Ov. M. 10, 536: per aquam ferme genus tenus altam, Liv. 44, 40, 8 Drak. N. cr.: in ipsa genus utriusque commissura, knee-joint, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250: sedatis tibi doloribus genus, Fronto Ep. p. 134 Rom.: dolorem genus suscitare, id. ib. p. 138: ne quem in cursu capite aut cubito offendam aut genu, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 3: genu mehercule M. Antonium vidi, cum contente pro se ipse lege Varia diceret, terram tangere, Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57: genua inediā succidunt, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 30: dumque virent genua, Hor. Epod. 13, 4: genuum junctura, knee-joint, Ov. M. 2, 823: genuumque tumebat orbis, knee-pan, id. ib. 8, 809: ad genua accidere, Enn. ap. Non. 517, 16 (Com. Rel. v. 9 Vahl.): procidere, Sen. Contr. 7, 17, 12: ad genua se alicui submittere, Suet. Tib. 20; cf.: genua amplexus genibusque volutans Haerebat, Verg. A. 3, 607: atqui pol hodie non feres, ni genua confricantur, i. e. be clasped in earnest entreaty, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 80; so, fricare, ib. 88: nunc tibi amplectimur genua egentes opum, id. Rud. 1, 5, 16; cf.: exurgite a genibus, id. ib. v. 22: advolvi, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 311; Tac. A. 1, 13 fin.; 6, 49; 15, 71; for which: genibus se advolvere or advolvi, Liv. 8, 37 fin.; 28, 34, 4; Vell. 2, 80 fin.: nixi genibus ab senatu petierunt, ne, etc., Liv. 43, 2, 2: muta metu terram genibus summissa petebat, Lucr. 1, 92: corde et genibus tremit, Hor. C. 1, 23, 8: jus imperiumque Phraates Caesaris accepit genibus minor, i. e. kneeling, beseeching, id. Ep. 1, 12, 28; Vulg. Phil. 2, 10 saep.: genu ponere, to bow the knee, Curt. 4, 6, 28; so, alicui, id. 8, 7, 13: genu flectere, Hier. in. Eph. 3, 14: inflexo genu adorare aliquem, Sen. Herc. Fur. 410: nixi genibus, on bended knees, Liv. 43, 2, 2: per tua genua te opsecro, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 31: genua incerare deorum, i. e. to attach to the statues of the gods wax tablets with prayers written on them, Juv. 10, 55.—
II. Transf., of plants, a knot, joint, usually called geniculum: a genibus (ferulae) exeuntia folia, Plin. 13, 22, 42, § 123.

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I. Lit.
II. Trop., to produce, occasion, cause

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gĕnuī | ne: perf ind act 1st sg

• gigno, gĕnŭi, gĕnĭtum, 3 (archaic primary form of the pres. gĕno, ĕre: genit, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 19: genunt, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 898 P.: genat, Varr. R. R. 1, 31, 4: genitur, Auct. ap. Cic. Inv. 2, 42, 122; Cic. de Or. 2, 32, 141: genuntur, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 3: genamur, Censor. 3, 1; inf. pass. geni, Lucr. 3, 797; gen. gerund. genendi, Varr. R. R. 1, 40, 1: genendo, Censor. 3, 1; Arn. 4, 21; inf. pres. pass. gignier, Lucr. 3, 623; 6, 246; 807), v. a. [root gen-; Sanscr. ǵan-, ǵanami, beget; gātis, birth; Gr. γεν- in γίγνομαι, γένος, γυνή; Lat. genus, genius, gener, gens; also nascor (gn-; cf. gnatus), natura; cf. γάμος, γαμβρός (v. Georg Curtius Gr. Etym. 536); gigno for gigeno, redupl. like γίγνομαι], to beget, bear, bring forth, produce; in pass., to be born, to spring, arise, proceed; of animate and inanimate subjects and objects (syn.: creo, genero, pario).

I. Lit.: Saturno, quem Coelus genuit, Enn. ap. Non. 197, 9 (Ann. v. 27 Vahl.): sextus (Hercules) hic ex Alcumena, quem Juppiter genuit, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42: nec Hecubam causam interitus fuisse Trojanis, quod Alexandrum genuerit, nec Tyndareum Agamemnoni, quod Clytaemnestram, id. Fat. 15, 34: quaecumque animal pariunt, in capita gignunt, bring forth their young with the head foremost, Plin. 10, 64, 84, § 183. So of the human mother (mostly post-Aug.): idcirco, inquit Lacaena, genueram (filium), Cic. Tusc. 1, 42, 102: e septem liberis, quos ipsa genuisset, unum superesse, Curt. 10, 5, 23: rectius Lolliam induci, quando nullos liberos genuisset, Tac. A. 12, 2 init.; Val. Max. 7, 7, 4; so, ex aliquo, Curt. 8, 3, 3; Tac. A. 12, 3: pisces ova cum genuerunt, relinquunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 129: ova, Plin. 11, 37, 80, § 204: omnia quae terra gignat (shortly before, pariat), Cic. N. D. 1, 2, 4; cf. id. Fin. 5, 11, 33: o Romule, Romule die, Qualem te patriae custodem di genuerunt! Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 116 Vahl.); cf.: ut idem deus urbem hanc gentibus, vos huic urbi genuisse videatur, Cic. Phil. 14, 12, 32: ita ut plurimum (aurum) Asturia gignat, Plin. 33. 4, 21, § 78: India eos (beryllos) gignit, id. 37, 5, 20, § 76: ad majora quaedam natura nos genuit et conformavit, Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23: deus animum ex sua mente et divinitate genuit, id. Univ. 8.—Pass., usu. with abl., of either or both parents: Meri bellatores gignuntur, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 85: nuper erat genitus, Ov. M. 10, 522: qui antecedente anno genitum eum scribant, Suet. Tib. 5: septimo mense geniti, Plin. 11, 37, 59, § 158: pellice genitus, Liv. 40, 9, 2; Suet. Aug. 17: Jove genitus, Curt. 8, 10, 1; 9, 8, 22: juvenes eadem matre geniti, id. 6, 14, 4; Liv. 1, 3, 3; Suet. Aug. 17; id. Tib. 7; id. Ner. 5 fin.: genitum fratre adoptaverat, Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 2.—Also with de, ab, ex: De quo Remulusque feroxque Acrota sunt geniti, Ov. M. 14, 617: genitus de sanguine, id. ib. 1, 748; id. H. 16, 117: de Jove, Gell. 13, 1, 3 (cf. Cic. Rep. 2, 19, 34): filium ab eo genitum nominare, Just. 12, 7, 10; but: a se (= ex se) genitum esse Vitellium, Tac. H. 3, 64: puer ex ea genitus, Curt. 8, 10, 36: (vacca) e terra genita, Ov. M. 1, 615: dis genite et geniture deos, Verg. A. 9, 642: dis genitus, Quint. 1, 10, 9: adolescentis in omnium virtutum exempla geniti, Vell. 2, 116, 2: quae in terris gignantur, ad usum hominum omnia creari, Cic. Off. 1, 7, 22: nec enim id esset principium, quod gigneretur aliunde, id. Rep. 6, 25: ubi tus gignitur, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 89: Corycium nemus, ubi crocum gignitur, Curt. 3, 4 fin.—Poet. with inf.: omne potens animal leti genitumque nocere, Luc. 6, 485.—Absol.: ut in gignendo, in educando perfacile appareat, Cic. Fin. 2, 33, 109: hae (mulieres), quae gignunt, imbecillos edunt, Cels. 2, 1 med.
II. Trop., to produce, occasion, cause: multa nobis blandimenta natura ipsa genuit, Cic. Cael. 17, 41: haec ipsa virtus amicitiam et gignit et continet, id. Lael. 6, 20: ludus genuit trepidum certamen et iram, Ira truces inimicitias et funebre bellum, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 48: qui genuit in hac urbe dicendi copiam, Cic. Brut. 73, 255: praeceptiones, Auct. Her. 4, 3, 5: probationes, Quint. 5, 1, 1: mel gignit insaniam, Plin. 21, 13, 45, § 177; cf.: baccharis odor somnum gignit, id. 21, 19, 77, § 132: alium sitim gignit, id. 20, 6, 23, § 57.—In pass., to be born, to spring, arise, proceed: cum ipse (Cato) sui generis initium ac nominis ab se gigni et propagari vellet, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 70, § 180: ex hac maxima libertate tyrannis gignitur et illa injustissima et durissima servitus, id. Rep. 1, 44: et aegritudines et metus et reliquae perturbationes omnes gignuntur ex ea (intemperantia), id. Tusc. 4, 9, 22: Plato eas (ἰδέας) gigni negat et ait semper esse, id. Or. 3, 10: ipsi autem intelligamus natura gigni sensum diligendi et benevolentiae caritatem, id. Lael. 9, 32: odia etiam gigni sempiterna (opp. exstingui familiaritates), id. ib. 10, 35: in animorum permotione gignenda, id. de Or. 3, 30, 118: de gignenda et comparanda sapientia, Gell. 13, 8, 1.—Hence, gignentĭa, ĭum, n. (fruit-bearing), organic bodies, things that grow, as plants, trees, etc.: loca nuda gignentium, Sall. J. 79, 6: ilex aucta in altitudinem, quo cuncta gignentium natura fert, id. ib. 93, 4: animam animantium omnium non corpoream esse ... omniumque gignentium esse seniorem, App. Dogm. Plat. p. 193; opp. animalia, Lact. de Ira Dei, 1, 13.

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I. Lit.
II. Transf., genuine, authentic

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gĕnŭīnē: adverbial

gĕnŭīne: masc/neut voc sg · masc voc sg

• gĕnŭīnus, a, um, adj. [geno, gigno], innate, native, natural.

I. Lit. (rare but class.): genuinae domesticaeque virtutes, * Cic. Rep. 2, 15, 29: naturales et genuini honores, Gell. 2, 2, 9: pietas, Dig. 43, 28, 3, § 4: nequitia, App. M. 9, p. 230.—
II. Transf., genuine, authentic (post-class.): comoedia Plauti, Gell. 3, 3, 7.

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gĕnŭīnē: adverbial

gĕnŭīne: masc/neut voc sg · masc voc sg

• gĕnŭīnus, a, um, adj. [genae; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 94 Müll.], of or belonging to the cheek: dentes, jaw-teeth, back-teeth, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 134; Plin. 11, 37, 63, § 166; also as subst.: gĕnŭīni, orum, m., Verg. Cat. 5, 36; and in sing.: gĕnŭīnus, i, m., Juv. 5, 69.—Prov.: genuinum frangere in aliquo, to break one's jaw-tooth on a person, i. e. to criticise him severely, Pers. 1, 115.

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• gĕnŭīnē (genuinus), franchement : Cic. Q. 2, 14, 2.

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gĕnŭī | ne: neut dat sg

• gĕnu, ūs, n. (cf. γόνυ), genou : genu terram tangere Cic. Tusc. 2, 57, toucher la terre du genou ; genuum orbis Ov. M. 8, 809, la rotule ; genua advolvi Tac. Ann. 1, 13 ; genibus advolvi Liv. 28, 34, 4 ou se advolvere Liv. 8, 37, 9, se jeter aux genoux de qqn || nœud [d'une tige] : Plin. 13, 123. ➳ autres formes : genum n., Fronto Ep. ad M. Cæs. 5, 44 ; genus n., Cic. Arat. 34, 46 ; 399 ; 403 ; genus m., Lucil. d. Non. 207, 28 || gén. sing. genuis ; dat. genui et genu : Capel. 3, 293.

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1 engendrer :
a) (Hercule) qu'engendra Jupiter ;
b) Hécube enfanta Alexandre || mettre bas : || pondre : || [poét.] ...
2 créer : Dieu créa l'âme, émanation de sa propre intelligence
3 produire [en parl. du sol] : les productions de la terre, v. ...
4 [fig.] faire naître, produire, causer : celui qui a créé chez nous ...

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gĕnuī | ne: perf ind act 1st sg

• gignō, gĕnŭī, gĕnĭtum, ĕre (geno), tr.,

1. engendrer :

a) (Hercules) quem Juppiter genuit Cic. Nat. 3, 42 (Hercule) qu'engendra Jupiter ;
b) Hecuba Alexandrum genuit Cic. Fato 34, Hécube enfanta Alexandre || mettre bas : Plin. 10, 183 || pondre : Cic. Nat. 2, 129 || [poét.] dis genitus Virg. En. 9, 642, fils des dieux || genitus [avec de] Gell. 13, 4, 3, né de ; [av. ab] Just. 12, 7, 10

2. créer : deus animum ex sua mente genuit Cic. Tim. 8, Dieu créa l'âme, émanation de sa propre intelligence

3. produire [en parl. du sol] : quæ terra gignit Cic. Nat. 1, 4, les productions de la terre, v. gignentia ; quæ (res) gignuntur e terra Cic. Ac. 1, 26, (les choses) qui proviennent de la terre

4. [fig.] faire naître, produire, causer : qui genuit in hac urbe dicendi copiam Cic. Br. 255, celui qui a créé chez nous l'abondance oratoire ; hæc virtus amicitiam gignit Cic. Læl. 20, cette vertu fait naître l'amitié ; ex maxima libertate tyrannus gignitur Cic. Rep. 1, 68, d'une liberté sans limite naît la tyrannie ; sui generis initium ab se gigni voluit Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 180, il voulut que le commencement de sa race partît de lui-même.

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gĕnŭīnē: adverbial

gĕnŭīne: masc/neut voc sg · masc voc sg

• 1 gĕnŭīnus, a, um (genu), de naissance, naturel, inné : Cic. Rep. 2, 29 ; Gell. 2, 2, 9 || [fig.] authentique, réel : Gell. 3, 3, 7.

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GENVINE Adu. Genuine fraterneque rescribam Cic. ad Q. Frat. 2, 15.

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GENV n. [γόνας, γόνυ] Genua Femorum ac crurum commissurae: Sedes misericordiae, quam prensant supplices. […]

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GIGNO genui vel ginui, secundum Diomedem, genitum, ere. [γεννάω] Deriuatur ab antiquo Geno ea fere ratione, vt a [τέκω τίκτω, etc. […]

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gĕnŭīne: masc/neut voc sg · masc voc sg

GENVINVS [1] vid. sub GIGNO.

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GENVINVS [2] a, um. Adi. [γνήσιος] Natiuus, naturalis. […]

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gĕnŭīne: masc/neut voc sg · masc voc sg

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1. sincērus (without spurious admixtures, opp. to counterfeit)
2. germānus (thorough-going, as if born or made so)
3. gĕnuīnus (not so in Cic.)
4. mĕrus (undiluted)
5. authentĭcus
6. vērus

• genuine:

1. sincērus (without spurious admixtures, opp. to counterfeit): to distinguish the counterfeit and pretended from the g. and real, fucata atque simulata a sinceris atque veris internoscere, Cic. Am. 25, 94: g. (unadulterated) saffron, s. crocus, Plin. 21, 6, 17.
2. germānus (thorough-going, as if born or made so): a g. man of business, g. negotiator, Cic. Att. 1, 18, extr.: v. native.
3. gĕnuīnus (not so in Cic.): the most thoroughly g. of all the comedies of Plautus, Plauti comoedia omnium maxime g., Gell. 3, 3, med.
4. mĕrus (undiluted): v. sheer.
5. authentĭcus: Ulp. Dig.: v. authentic.
6. vērus: v. true, real.

R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)

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• GENUINE

verus (true; also, of writings, tot enim sunt veri Bruti libri, Cic., Or., 2, 55, 224): probus (e.g., argentum probum, Liv.): germanus: verus et germanus (e.g., verum et germanum Metellum, Cic.; haec germana est ironia, Cic.): bonus (good; boni numi, Cic.): sincerus (unadulterated; of wine, etc.): merus (unmixed; of fluids): putus (of metals; pure; purus et putus is mostly ante-classical, Plaut., etc.): ☞ genuinus is “home-born” = domesticus, in Cic., Rep. 2, 15; but was applied to writings by Gell.: a genuine edition, *sincera editio: genuine virtue, vera virtus: a genuine Stoic, verus et sincerus Stoicus. For “think not to be genuine,” etc., Vid: “doubt its GENUINENESS.”

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