congenital
/kənˈdʒenətəl/kuhn-JEH-nuh-tuhl
/kənˈdʒɛnətəl/kuhn-JEH-nuh-tuhl
Meaningborn with
Common meaning: present from birth
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- genitbirth, descent, race; a typeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 810 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘with, together’ + ‘birth, descent, race’ → congenital
Journey through time
- Latincongenitus‘born with’source
- Englishcongenital‘present from birth’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
- No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.
Origin: Built on Latin genus ‘birth, descent, race’.
Roots
- genus, generis Latin “birth, descent, race; a type”
Related words
carcinogencryogenicdegenerateengendergenerategenericgeniusgenteelgenuinegenusheterogeneousheterogeneously
Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app