Genava

Latin

Etymology

Celtic name, from Proto-Celtic *genwā (“(river) bend”) (Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu), similar to Genabum, Genua, etc.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡe.na.u̯a/, [ˈɡɛnäu̯ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.na.va/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːnävä]

Proper noun

Genāva f sg (genitive Genāvae); first declension

1. Geneva

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Genāva
Genitive	Genāvae
Dative	Genāvae
Accusative	Genāvam
Ablative	Genāvā
Vocative	Genāva
Locative	Genāvae

Derived terms

• Genāvensis

References

• “Genava”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Genava in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.