γένεσις

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hellenic *génetis, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis. Synchronically a verbal noun from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, I come into being) +‎ -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

γένεσις (génesisf (genitive γενέσεως); third declension

  1. origin, source
  2. manner of birth
  3. creation

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Latin: genesis
    • Catalan: gènesi (learned)
    • Dutch: genese (learned)
    • English: genesis (learned)
    • French: genèse (semi-learned)
    • Italian: genesi (learned)
    • Spanish: génesis (learned)
    • Norwegian Bokmål: genesis, genese (learned)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: genesis, genese (learned)
    • Polish: geneza (learned)
    • Turkish: genez (learned)
  • Greek: γένεση (génesi)

Further reading[edit]

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʝe.ne.sis/
  • Hyphenation: γέ‧νε‧σις

Noun[edit]

γένεσις (génesisf (plural γενέσεις)

  1. Katharevousa form of γένεση (génesi)

Usage notes[edit]

Declension[edit]

As in Ancient Greek without the dual number

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