Gen

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Gen

1. A Niger-Congo language of Togo.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Gen, gej ⁠

Etymology 2

Shortened from new generation, from Italian generazione nuova.

Noun

Gen (plural Gens)

1. (Roman Catholicism) A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression of the international Focolare Movement.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛn/
• Homophones: Jen, gen

Proper noun

Gen

1. A female given name, a short form of Genevieve.
   • 1894, Harper's Young People, page 208:

     Hal. Oh, don't fuss, Gen. I'll do my part all right. Mamma's 'structed me, you know.
     Genevieve. Instructed, Hal.

   • 2017, Emma G Prince, The Silent Life of Genevieve, →ISBN:

     “Gen? Listen, I'm so sorry I did that, Gen. You gotta believe me. I'm not like this and you know it.” “Listen...Kyle, I...I don't think I want to see you anymore.” Genevieve's voice cracked. “Gen!”

Etymology 4

Noun

Gen (plural Gens)

1. Alternative form of Gen. (“General”)
   • 2023 August 26, Dan Sabbagh, “‘That’s our guy’: how UK military chief became key Nato liaison in Ukraine”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Particularly notable was the presence not just of Nato’s military chief, the American Gen Christopher Cavoli, but also Adm Sir Tony Radakin, Britain’s most senior military officer, who is now acknowledged in Washington and Kyiv as an increasingly important actor in helping Ukraine overcome the Russian invaders.

Anagrams

• ENG, Eng., eng, neg, neg.

German

Etymology

Coined by Danish biologist Wilhelm Johannsen in 1909, from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeːn/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -eːn

Noun

Gen n (strong, genitive Gens, plural Gene)

1. gene

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• Genom

Further reading

• “Gen” in Duden online
• “Gen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache