genea

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá). Doublet of genus.

Noun

genea f (genitive geneae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. generation
  2. race, descent
  3. clan

Declension

  • First-declension noun.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative genea geneae
Genitive geneae geneārum
Dative geneae geneīs
Accusative geneam geneās
Ablative geneā geneīs
Vocative genea geneae

Descendants

References

  • Souter, Alexander (1949) “genea”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D., 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 159