genau

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German genoue, genouwe, geneuwe (narrow, close, exact), from ge- + nou(we) (narrow, close, exact), from Old High German *hnouw (narrow, close), from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz. Cognate with Middle Low German nouwe, nau (narrow, brief, exact), Dutch nauw (narrow, close), Old English hnēaw (niggardly, miserly, stingy), Old Norse hnøggr (niggardly, stingy, scant). More at niggardly.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈnaʊ̯/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯
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Adjective[edit]

genau (strong nominative masculine singular genauer, comparative genauer, superlative am genauesten or am genausten)

  1. exact
    Synonym: exakt
    Antonym: ungenau

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

genau

  1. just, exactly
    Antonym: ungenau

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • genau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • genau” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Anagrams[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

genau

  1. plural of gên

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
genau enau ngenau unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.