Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Possibly from genet, or borrowed directly from Arabic.

Noun

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geneta f (plural genetes)

  1. (zoology) genet
    Synonym: gat mesquer

Etymology 2

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Noun

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geneta f (plural genetes)

  1. female equivalent of genet

Further reading

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Gaulish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *genetā (young girl).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈɡenetaː]

Noun

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genetā f[1]

  1. girl, daughter

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Lambert, Pierre-Yves, Pinault, Georges-Jean (2007) Gaulois et celtique continental[1], page 201
  • Matasović, Ranko (2011), "*genetā" in Addenda et corrigenda to Ranko Matasović's "Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic", p. 16

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧ta

Etymology 1

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Noun

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geneta m (plural genetas)

  1. (biology) genet (group of genetically identical individuals)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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geneta f (plural genetas)

  1. Archaic form of gineta.