genética

See also: genetica, genètica, and genetică

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈnɛ.ti.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: ge‧né‧ti‧ca

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

genética f (plural genéticas)

1. genetics

Related terms

• gene
• geneticista
• genético
• genoma

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

genética

1. feminine singular of genético

Further reading

• “genética”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “genética”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “genética”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “genética”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “genética”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeˈnetika/ [xeˈne.t̪i.ka]
• Rhymes: -etika
• Syllabification: ge‧né‧ti‧ca

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis

Proto-Hellenic *génetis

Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)bor.

Latin genĕsis

New Latin geneticuslbor.

Spanish genética

Learned borrowing from New Latin geneticus, from Latin genĕsis.

Noun

genética f (uncountable)

1. genetics

Related terms

• gen
• genético

Descendants

• → Tagalog: henetika

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

genética

1. feminine singular of genético

Further reading

• “genético”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025