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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Hellenistic Koine from γένεσις (“origin, creation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʝe.ne.sis/ → /ˈʝe.ne.sis/
Proper noun
Γένεσῐς • (Génesis) f (genitive Γενέσεως); third declension (singular only)
- Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek.
Inflection
Descendants
Greek
Etymology
Hellenistic Koine Γένεσις (Génesis), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (“origin, creation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʝe.ne.sis/
- Hyphenation: Γέ‧νε‧σις
Proper noun
Γένεσις • (Génesis) f (singular only), as in the original title: Γένεσις
- Katharevousa form of Γένεση (Génesi)