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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin genesis (generation, nativity), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, origin, source, beginning). Doublet of Génesis, gens, and gente.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: gé‧ne‧se

Noun edit

génese f (plural géneses) (European spelling)

  1. genesis (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
    Synonym: origem