genta
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Ingálvur av Reyni: Genta (girl), 1986, 80x65 cm
See also: Genta
English
Noun
genta
Anagrams
Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
genta f (genitive singular gentu, plural gentur)
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
- ^ 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
Noun
gênta
Derived terms
Further reading
- “genta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Old Norse
Etymology
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Noun
genta f (genitive gentu)
Declension
Declension of genta (weak ōn-stem)
Descendants
References
- “genta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press