Genesis

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See also: genesis, génesis, Génesis, Gênesis, -genesis, and -génesis

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, beginning, origin”).

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Proper noun

Genesis

  1. (religion) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) Gen.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.
  3. (US, Canada, video games) A video game console, the Sega Genesis.

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Proper noun

Genesis

  1. (biblical) Genesis

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Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch genesis, from Latin Genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeː.nə.sɪs/
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  • Hyphenation: Ge‧ne‧sis

Proper noun

Genesis f

  1. Genesis (book of the Hebrew Bible)

German

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Noun

Genesis f (genitive Genesis, plural Genesen)

  1. genesis
    Synonym: Genese f

Declension

Declension of Genesis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Genesis die Genesen
genitive einer der Genesis der Genesen
dative einer der Genesis den Genesen
accusative eine die Genesis die Genesen

Proper noun

Genesis f (proper noun, genitive Genesis)

  1. (religion) Genesis, the first book of the Bible.
    Synonym: erstes Buch Mose

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Polish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis, from *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of geneza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈnɛ.zis/
  • Rhymes: -ɛzis
  • Syllabification: Ge‧ne‧sis

Proper noun

Genesis f (indeclinable)

  1. Genesis (book of the Bible)
    Synonym: Księga Rodzaju

Further reading

  • Genesis in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Proper noun

Genesis

  1. (religion) Genesis, the first book of the Bible

Swedish

Proper noun

Genesis c (genitive Genesis)

  1. Genesis
    Synonyms: Första Moseboken, Första Mosebok
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