Genova

See also: Génova, Gènova, Gênova, and génova

Danish

Etymology

From Italian Genova.

Proper noun

Genova

1. Genoa (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy)
2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa)

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian Genova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡenoʋɑ/, [ˈɡe̞no̞ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -enoʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ge‧no‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): Ge‧no‧va

Proper noun

Genova

1. Genoa (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy)
2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa)

Declension

Inflection of Genova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Genova	—
genitive		Genovan	—
partitive		Genovaa	—
illative		Genovaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Genova	—
accusative	nom.	Genova	—
	gen.	Genovan
genitive		Genovan	—
partitive		Genovaa	—
inessive		Genovassa	—
elative		Genovasta	—
illative		Genovaan	—
adessive		Genovalla	—
ablative		Genovalta	—
allative		Genovalle	—
essive		Genovana	—
translative		Genovaksi	—
abessive		Genovatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Genova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Genovani — accusative nom. Genovani — gen. Genovani genitive Genovani — partitive Genovaani — inessive Genovassani — elative Genovastani — illative Genovaani — adessive Genovallani — ablative Genovaltani — allative Genovalleni — essive Genovanani — translative Genovakseni — abessive Genovattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Genovasi — accusative nom. Genovasi — gen. Genovasi genitive Genovasi — partitive Genovaasi — inessive Genovassasi — elative Genovastasi — illative Genovaasi — adessive Genovallasi — ablative Genovaltasi — allative Genovallesi — essive Genovanasi — translative Genovaksesi — abessive Genovattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Genovamme — accusative nom. Genovamme — gen. Genovamme genitive Genovamme — partitive Genovaamme — inessive Genovassamme — elative Genovastamme — illative Genovaamme — adessive Genovallamme — ablative Genovaltamme — allative Genovallemme — essive Genovanamme — translative Genovaksemme — abessive Genovattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Genovanne — accusative nom. Genovanne — gen. Genovanne genitive Genovanne — partitive Genovaanne — inessive Genovassanne — elative Genovastanne — illative Genovaanne — adessive Genovallanne — ablative Genovaltanne — allative Genovallenne — essive Genovananne — translative Genovaksenne — abessive Genovattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Genovansa — accusative nom. Genovansa — gen. Genovansa genitive Genovansa — partitive Genovaansa — inessive Genovassaan Genovassansa — elative Genovastaan Genovastansa — illative Genovaansa — adessive Genovallaan Genovallansa — ablative Genovaltaan Genovaltansa — allative Genovalleen Genovallensa — essive Genovanaan Genovanansa — translative Genovakseen Genovaksensa — abessive Genovattaan Genovattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• genovalainen

Hungarian

Etymology

From Italian Genova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛnovɒ]
• Hyphenation: Ge‧no‧va
• Rhymes: -vɒ

Proper noun

Genova

1. Genoa (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy)
2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Genova	—
accusative	Genovát	—
dative	Genovának	—
instrumental	Genovával	—
causal-final	Genováért	—
translative	Genovává	—
terminative	Genováig	—
essive-formal	Genovaként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Genovában	—
superessive	Genován	—
adessive	Genovánál	—
illative	Genovába	—
sublative	Genovára	—
allative	Genovához	—
elative	Genovából	—
delative	Genováról	—
ablative	Genovától	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	Genováé	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	Genováéi	—

Possessive forms of Genova

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Genovám	—
2nd person sing.	Genovád	—
3rd person sing.	Genovája	—
1st person plural	Genovánk	—
2nd person plural	Genovátok	—
3rd person plural	Genovájuk	—

Derived terms

• genovai

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Genua, possibly from the Ancient Ligurian word for knee. Compare also Latin genu; alternatively it may derive ultimately from a Celtic root *genu-, *genawa (“mouth (i.e. estuary”), making it possibly akin to the root of Geneva as well.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.no.va/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛnova
• Hyphenation: Gè‧no‧va

Proper noun

Genova f

1. Genoa (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy)
   • c. 1300 [c. 1298], Marco Polo et al., Milione [Million]‎^[1], translation of Le divisement dou monde by Marco Polo and Rustichello da Pisa (in Old French); republished as chapter 1, in Antonio Lanza, editor, Il Milione di Marco Polo, L'Unità - Editori Riuniti, 1982:

     E sí vi dico ched egli dimorò in que’ paesi bene trentasei anni; lo quale poi, stando nella prigione di Genova, fece mettere in iscritto tutte queste cose a messere Rustico da Pisa

     [E sì vi dico ched egli dimorò in que' paesi bene trentasei anni; lo quale poi, stando nella prigione di Genova, fece mettere in iscritto tutte queste cose a messere Rustico da Pisa]

     [original: et si voç di qu'il demora a ce savoir en celles deverses parties et provences bien .xxvi. anç. Le quel puis, demorant en la charchre de Jene, fist retraire toutes cestes chouses a messire Rustaciaus de Pise (Franco-Venetian)]

     And I will also tell you that he [Marco Polo] lived in those lands for thirty-six whole years; then he, being in the prison of Genoa, had all these things written down by sir Rustichello da Pisa

2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa)
3. the letter G in the Italian spelling alphabet

Related terms

• genovese
• genovina

See also

• Liguria

Anagrams

• gavone, negavo, vagone, vegano

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian Genova.

Proper noun

Genova

1. Genoa (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy)
2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian Genova.

Proper noun

Genova

1. Genoa (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy)
2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa)