Genesis

Genesis

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.səs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Genesis

  1. (religion, biblical) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) Gen.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.

Holonyms

Translations

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Genesis

  1. (biblical) Genesis

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Genesis f

  1. Genesis (a book of the Hebrew Bible)

French

Etymology

Borrowing from English Genesis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒe.n(ə).zəs/

Noun

Genesis m (uncountable)

  1. (North America) Sega Genesis

Synonyms

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Genesis f (genitive Genesis, plural Genesen)

  1. genesis
    Synonym: Genese f

Declension

Proper noun

Genesis f (proper noun, genitive Genesis)

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

Synonyms

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Genesis

  1. (religion, biblical) Genesis (the first book in the Hebrew Bible)(religion, Christianity, biblical)
    Synonym: Kejadian

Further reading

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈnesis/ [d͡ʒeˈneː.si̞s]
    • Rhymes: -esis
  • IPA(key): /heˈnesis/ [heˈneː.si̞s]
    • Rhymes: -esis
  • (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian)
    • IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈnehih/ [d͡ʒeˈneː.hi̞h]
      • Rhymes: -ehih
    • IPA(key): /heˈnehih/ [heˈneː.hi̞h]
      • Rhymes: -ehih
  • Syllabification: Ge‧ne‧sis

Proper noun

Genesis

  1. (biblical) Genesis (book of the Bible)
    Synonym: (abbreviation) Gen.
  • see: Appendix:Books of the Bible (Kankanaey)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γένεσις (Génesis).

Proper noun

Genesis m sg (genitive Genesis); third declension

  1. Genesis, the first book of the Torah and the Bible.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

singular
nominative Genesis
genitive Genesis
dative Genesī
accusative Genesem
ablative Genese
vocative Genesis

See also

books of the Catholic Old Testamentedit

Polish

Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from Latin Genesis. 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[1] (in Polish)

    Scottish Gaelic

    Proper noun

    Genesis (genitive Ghenesis)

    1. (biblical) Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament

    Coordinate terms

    Slovak

    Proper noun

    Genesis m inan

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

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowing from English Genesis

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /ˈʝenesis/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ne.sis] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʃenesis/ [ˈʃe.ne.sis] (Buenos Aires and environs)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʒenesis/ [ˈʒe.ne.sis] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

    • Rhymes: -enesis
    • Syllabification: Ge‧ne‧sis

    Noun

    Genesis m (uncountable)

    1. (US, Mexico, Chile) Sega Genesis
      Synonym: (Spain, Philippines, Argentina, Uruguay) Mega Drive

    Swedish

    Proper noun

    Genesis c (genitive Genesis)

    1. synonym of Första Moseboken (Genesis)

    Tagalog

    Proper noun

    Génesís or Genesis (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

    1. alternative spelling of Henesis

    Welsh

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Late Latin Genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, creation, beginning, origin).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈnɛsɪs/

    Proper noun

    Genesis m

    1. (biblical) The Book of Genesis

    Coordinate terms

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of Genesis
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    Genesis Enesis Ngenesis unchanged

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.