Genesis
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, beginning, origin”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.səs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Genesis
- (religion, biblical) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) Gen.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.
Holonyms
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Anagrams
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Genesis
Related terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch genesis, from Latin Genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣeː.nə.sɪs/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ge‧ne‧sis
Proper noun
Genesis f
- Genesis (a book of the Hebrew Bible)
French
Etymology
Borrowing from English Genesis
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒe.n(ə).zəs/
Noun
Genesis m (uncountable)
Synonyms
- (Europe) Mega Drive
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Genesis f (genitive Genesis, plural Genesen)
- genesis
- Synonym: Genese f
Declension
Proper noun
Genesis f (proper noun, genitive Genesis)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “Genesis” in Duden online
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Genesis, from Middle Dutch genesis, from Latin Genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡeˈnesis/ [ɡeˈne.sɪs]
- Rhymes: -esis
- Syllabification: Ge‧ne‧sis
- Homophone: genesis
Proper noun
Genesis
- (religion, biblical) Genesis (the first book in the Hebrew Bible)(religion, Christianity, biblical)
- Synonym: Kejadian
Further reading
- “Genesis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈnesis/ [d͡ʒeˈneː.si̞s]
- Rhymes: -esis
- IPA(key): /heˈnesis/ [heˈneː.si̞s]
- Rhymes: -esis
- (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian)
- Syllabification: Ge‧ne‧sis
Proper noun
Genesis
Related terms
- see: Appendix:Books of the Bible (Kankanaey)
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Γένεσις (Génesis).
Proper noun
Genesis m sg (genitive Genesis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Genesis |
| genitive | Genesis |
| dative | Genesī |
| accusative | Genesem |
| ablative | Genese |
| vocative | Genesis |
See also
- Genesis
- Exodus
- Lēvīticus
- Numerī
- Deuteronomium
- Iosūe
- Iūdicēs
- Rūth
- 1 Samūēlis, 1 Rēgum
- 2 Samūēlis, 2 Rēgum
- 3 Rēgum
- 4 Rēgum
- 1 Paralīpomenōn
- 2 Paralīpomenōn
- 1 Esdrae
- Nehemiae, 2 Esdrae
- Tobiae
- Iūdith
- Esthēr
- Iōb
- Psalmī
- Prōverbia
- Ecclēsiastēs
- Canticum Canticōrum
- Sapientiae
- Ecclēsiasticus
- Ī̆sāiae
- Īē̆remīae
- Lāmentātiōnēs
- Barūch
- Ezechiēlis
- Dānīēlis
- Ōsēe
- Iōēl
- Amōs
- Abdiae
- Iōnae
- Micaeae
- Nahūm
- Habacūc
- Sophoniae
- Aggaei
- Zachariae
- Mālāchiae
- 1 Machabaeorum
- 2 Machabaeorum
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin Genesis. Doublet of geneza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛˈnɛ.zis/
- Rhymes: -ɛzis
- Syllabification: Ge‧ne‧sis
Proper noun
Genesis f (indeclinable)
- Genesis (book of the Bible)
- Synonym: Księga Rodzaju
Further reading
- Genesis in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Proper noun
Genesis (genitive Ghenesis)
- (biblical) Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament
Coordinate terms
Slovak
Proper noun
Genesis m inan
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowing from English Genesis
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -enesis
- Syllabification: Ge‧ne‧sis
Noun
Genesis m (uncountable)
- (US, Mexico, Chile) Sega Genesis
- Synonym: (Spain, Philippines, Argentina, Uruguay) Mega Drive
Swedish
Proper noun
Genesis c (genitive Genesis)
- synonym of Första Moseboken (“Genesis”)
Tagalog
Proper noun
Génesís or Genesis (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔)
- alternative spelling of Henesis
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, beginning, origin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛˈnɛsɪs/
Proper noun
Genesis m