Genova

See also: Génova, Gènova, Gênova, and génova

Danish

Etymology

From Italian Genova.

Proper noun

Genova

1. Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)
2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy)

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian Genova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡenoʋɑ/, [ˈɡe̞no̞ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -enoʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ge‧no‧va

Proper noun

Genova

1. Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)
2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy)

Derived terms

• genovalainen

 

Hungarian

Etymology

From Italian Genova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛnovɒ]
• Hyphenation: Ge‧no‧va
• Rhymes: -vɒ

Proper noun

Genova

1. Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)
2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Genova	—
accusative	Genovát	—
dative	Genovának	—
instrumental	Genovával	—
causal-final	Genováért	—
translative	Genovává	—
terminative	Genováig	—
essive-formal	Genovaként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Genovában	—
superessive	Genován	—
adessive	Genovánál	—
illative	Genovába	—
sublative	Genovára	—
allative	Genovához	—
elative	Genovából	—
delative	Genováról	—
ablative	Genovától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	Genováé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	Genováéi	—

Possessive forms of Genova
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Genovám	—
2nd person sing.	Genovád	—
3rd person sing.	Genovája	—
1st person plural	Genovánk	—
2nd person plural	Genovátok	—
3rd person plural	Genovájuk	—

Derived terms

• genovai

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Genua, possibly from the Ancient Ligurian word for knee. Compare also Latin genu; alternatively it may derive ultimately from a Celtic root *genu-, *genawa (“mouth (i.e. estuary”), making it possibly akin to the root of Geneva as well.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.no.va/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnova
• Hyphenation: Gè‧no‧va

Proper noun

Genova f

1. Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)
2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy)
3. the letter G in the Italian spelling alphabet

Related terms

• genovese
• genovina

See also

• Liguria

Anagrams

• gavone, negavo, vagone, vegano

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian Genova.

Proper noun

Genova

1. Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)
2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian Genova.

Proper noun

Genova

1. Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)
2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy)