genta

See also: Genta

English

Noun

genta

  1. (medicine, colloquial) Gentamicin.

Anagrams

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse genta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛn̥ta/[1]
  • (some speakers in Suðuroy) IPA(key): /ˈjɛn̥ta/

Noun

genta f (genitive singular gentu, plural gentur)

  1. girl
  2. young woman
  3. maid
  4. daughter

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative genta gentan gentur genturnar
accusative gentu gentuna gentur genturnar
dative gentu gentuni gentum gentunum
genitive gentu gentunnar genta gentanna

References

  1. ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011), The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 116

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay genta (“bell”), from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā, “bell”). Compare Hindi घंटा (ghaṇṭā) / Urdu گَھنْٹَہ (ghanṭa) and Punjabi گَھنْٹا (ghanṭā) / ਘੰਟਾ (ghaṇṭā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡənta/
  • Hyphenation: gên‧ta

Noun

gênta

  1. bell
    Synonyms: bel, lonceng

Derived terms

  • menggenta

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā, “bell”).[1] Compare Hindi घंटा (ghaṇṭā) / Urdu گَھنْٹَہ (ghanṭa) and Punjabi گَھنْٹا (ghanṭā) / ਘੰਟਾ (ghaṇṭā).

Noun

genta (Jawi spelling ݢنتا, plural genta-genta or genta2)

  1. large bells for use especially in clock towers, churches etc
    Near-synonyms: (smaller types) loceng, lonceng
  2. (obsolete) clock
    Synonym: jam

Derived terms

  • menggenta

References

  1. ^ Edi Sedyawati; Ellya Iswati; Kusparyati Boedhijono; Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994), Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 71
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ݢنتا gĕnta”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 106
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ݢنت gĕnta”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 576
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “gĕnta”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 352

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

genta f (genitive gentu)

  1. girl, lass

Declension

Declension of genta (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative genta gentan gentur genturnar
accusative gentu gentuna gentur genturnar
dative gentu gentunni gentum gentunum
genitive gentu gentunnar gentna gentnanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: genta
  • Faroese: genta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjenta, gjente, jente; (dialectal) ginte
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jente
  • Swedish: jänta; (dialectal) jent

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “genta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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