Genevese

English

Etymology

From Geneva +‎ -ese. Compare Genevan, Genevian, Genevois.

Noun

Genevese (plural Geneveses or Genevese)

1. A native or inhabitant of Geneva. [from 17th c.]
   • 1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter I, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume I, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, page 39:

     I am by birth a Genevese; and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic.

Adjective

Genevese (comparative more Genevese, superlative most Genevese)

1. Of or pertaining to Geneva; Genevan. [from 18th c.]