different between phylum vs genera

English

Etymology

From Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek ????? (phûlon, “tribe, race”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?l?m/

Noun

phylum (plural phyla or phylums)

1. (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
2. (linguistics) A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.

   Synonym: superstock

Derived terms

• subphylum
• superphylum

Related terms

• phylo-
• phylon

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (phûlon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?p?y.lum/, [?p???????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fi.lum/, [?fi?lum]

Noun

phylum n (genitive phyl?); second declension

1. phylum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

English

Etymology

From Latin genera (“clans”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: j?n'?-r?, IPA^(key): /?d??n???/
• Hyphenation: gen?er?a

Noun

genera

1. plural of genus

See also

• phyla
• species

Anagrams

• Gerena, anegre, angree, enrage

Catalan

Verb

genera

1. third-person singular present indicative form of generar
2. second-person singular imperative form of generar

Danish

Noun

genera or genus n

1. indefinite plural of genus

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

genera

1. plural of genus

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?e.ne.ra/

Verb

genera

1. inflection of generare:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• negare

Latin

Etymology 1

Inflected form of genus (“type, kind”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /??e.ne.ra/, [???n??ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?d??e.ne.ra/, [?d????n???]

Noun

genera

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of genus

Etymology 2

Inflected form of gener? (“I beget”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /??e.ne.ra?/, [???n??ä?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?d??e.ne.ra/, [?d????n???]

Verb

gener?

1. singular present active imperative of gener?

References

• genera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

genera m or n

1. indefinite plural of genus
2. definite plural of genus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

genera m

1. indefinite plural of genus
2. definite plural of genus

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xe?ne?a/, [xe?ne.?a]

Verb

genera

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of generar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of generar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of generar.

Swedish

Verb

genera (present generar, preterite generade, supine generat, imperative genera)

1. to embarrass

Conjugation

Related terms

• generad
• genant

Anagrams

• egnare