Genesis

EnglishEdit

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Wiktionary has an Appendix listing books of the Bible

EtymologyEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Genesis

  1. (religion) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) Gen.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.
  3. (video games) A video game console, the Sega Genesis.

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AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (file)

Proper nounEdit

Genesis

  1. (biblical) Genesis

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DutchEdit

 
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Genesis f

  1. Genesis (book of the Hebrew Bible)

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NounEdit

Genesis f (genitive Genesis, plural Genesen)

  1. genesis
    Synonym: Genese f

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Genesis f (proper noun, genitive Genesis)

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

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PolishEdit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis, from *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of geneza.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈnɛ.zis/
  • Rhymes: -ɛzis
  • Syllabification: Ge‧ne‧sis

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Genesis f (indeclinable)

  1. Genesis (book of the Bible)
    Synonym: Księga Rodzaju

Further readingEdit

  • Genesis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Genesis in Polish dictionaries at PWN

SlovakEdit

Proper nounEdit

Genesis

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

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Genesis c (genitive Genesis)

  1. Genesis
    Synonyms: Första Moseboken, Första Mosebok