gen

English

Pronunciation

Abbreviation

gen

  1. gender
  2. general, generally
  3. generation
  4. genitive
  5. genus

Noun

gen (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly UK, informal) information
  2. (fandom slang) Fanfiction that does not specifically focus on romance.

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Catalan

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Noun

gen m (plural gens)

  1. gene

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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

gen m

  1. gene

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Dutch

Noun

gen n (plural genen)

  1. gene

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German

Preposition

gen

  1. (obsolescent) in the direction of

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Haitian Creole

Verb

gen

  1. Contraction of genyen.

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Japanese

Noun

gen

  1. See げん
  2. See ゲン

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Lojban

Rafsi

gen

  1. rafsi of gerna.

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Mandarin

Romanization

gen

  1. Nonstandard spelling of gēn.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of gén.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of gěn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of gèn.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Old English

Pronunciation

Adverb

ġēn

  1. still, yet
  2. again, further

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Old Irish

Noun 1

gen n and f

  1. smile, laugh
  2. sport, levity

Derived terms

Noun 2

gen m

  1. fondness, liking, favour

Noun 3

gen f

  1. woman, girl

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Noun 4

gen f

  1. sword

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Old Provençal

Adjective

gen m and f (plural gens)

  1. attractive; pleasing; nice; fair

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Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɡɛn̪/

Noun

gen m

  1. gene

Declension


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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin genus.

Noun

gen n (plural genuri)

  1. gender
  2. type, sort, kind
  3. way, style, manner
  4. (biological category) genus, species, family

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Spanish

Noun

gen m (plural genes)

  1. gene

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Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

gen c

  1. gene

Declension

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

English again

Adverb

gen

  1. again
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:21 (translation here):
      Orait God, Bikpela i mekim man i slip i dai tru. Na taim man i slip yet, God i kisim wanpela bun long banis bilong man na i pasim gen skin bilong dispela hap.


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Turkish

Adjective

gen (comparative daha gen, superlative en gen)

  1. (obsolete) wide

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Antonyms

Etymology 1

Noun

gen (definite accusative geni, plural genler)

  1. (colloquial) A field that wasn't plown for several years.

Etymology 2

From French gene.

Noun

gen (definite accusative geni, plural genler)

  1. (biology) gene
Declension

Suffix

gen

  1. Means "having sides"
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