γενναίος

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek γενναῖος (gennaîos, high-born, generous) with semantic loan from French généreux.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʝeˈneos]
  • Hyphenation: γεν‧ναί‧ος
  • Rhymes: -eos

Adjective

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γενναίος (gennaíosm (feminine γενναία, neuter γενναίο)

  1. brave, gallant
  2. generous, lavish

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ γενναίος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language