Genette

Genette

See also: genette

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French genette, from Spanish jineta, from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒəˈnɛt(ə)/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧ne‧tte

Noun

Genette f (genitive Genette, plural Genetten)

  1. genet (any mammal of the genus Genetta)
    Synonym: Ginsterkatze

Declension

Declension of Genette [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Genette die Genetten
genitive einer der Genette der Genetten
dative einer der Genette den Genetten
accusative eine die Genette die Genetten

Descendants

  • → Russian: ено́т (jenót)
    • → Armenian: ենոտ (enot)
    • → Georgian: ენოტი (enoṭi)
    • → Kildin Sami: энот (enot)
    • → Polish: jenot
    • → Romanian: enot

Further reading

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