# -genic

> English word · Suffix · IPA /-ˈdʒɛ.nɪk/

## Definitions
1. Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.
2. Forms adjectives relating to things produced or generated by something.
3. Forms adjectives relating to things suitable to be produced or reproduced.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/genic