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advice
English
Etymology
From Middle English avys, from Old French avis, from the phrase ce m'est a vis ("in my view"), where vis is from Latin visus, past participle of videre (“to see”). See vision, and confer avise, advise. The unhistoric -d- was introduced in English 15c. Doublet of aviso.
Displaced native Old English r?d.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?va?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /æd?va?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
Noun
advice (countable and uncountable, plural advices)
- (uncountable) An opinion offered in an effort to be helpful.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
- c. 1589-1593, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- How shall I dote on her with more advice,
That thus without advice begin to love her?
- How shall I dote on her with more advice,
- c. 1589-1593, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- (archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence
- (countable) In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.
- (uncountable) In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange
- (Can we find and add a quotation of McElrath to this entry?)
- (countable, law) A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions
- (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific legal act.
- (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wharton to this entry?)
- (countable, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.
Synonyms
- counsel, suggestion, recommendation, rede, admonition, exhortation, information, tip, notice
- See also Thesaurus:advice
Derived terms
- advice boat
- adviceful
- avizefull
Related terms
- advise
- adviso
- aviso
Translations
See also
- advice boat
- take advice
Verb
advice
- Misspelling of advise.
References
- advice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
advice From the web:
- what advice does thoreau offer
gen
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??n/
- Rhymes: -?n
- Homophone: Jen
Etymology 1
Clipping of general
Noun
gen (uncountable)
- (chiefly Britain, informal) Information.
- 2015, Nicholas Whittaker, Platform Souls: The Trainspotter as 20th-Century Hero
- Nose around any modest-sized station and the odds are you'll find that the chargeman's office doubles as a bashers' club, a place where shivering spotters can get warm and catch up on the gen.
- 2015, Nicholas Whittaker, Platform Souls: The Trainspotter as 20th-Century Hero
- (birdwatching) Information about the location of a bird.
- (fandom slang) Fan fiction that does not specifically focus on romance or sex.
Synonyms
- (fan fiction): genfic
See also
- genned in
- gen up
Etymology 2
Noun
gen (plural gens)
- Alternative letter-case form of Gen
Etymology 3
Shortened from generate and generator.
Verb
gen (third-person singular simple present gens, present participle genning, simple past and past participle genned)
- To generate using an automated process, especially a computer program.
Noun
gen (plural gens)
- (slang) A generator (device that converts mechanical to electrical energy).
- Synonym: genny
Etymology 4
Shortened from genetic engineering
Verb
gen (third-person singular simple present gens, present participle genning, simple past and past participle genned)
- (science fiction) To genetically engineer.
Etymology 5
Etymology unknown. Possibilities include:
- Clipping of argent
- Clipping of generalise, from back slang for English shilling.
Noun
gen (plural gens)
- (obsolete, Britain, slang) A shilling.
Etymology 6
Clipping of generation.
Noun
gen (plural gens)
- (informal) A specific version of something in a chronological sequence.
Derived terms
- next-gen
Anagrams
- ENG, Eng., eng, neg, neg.
Catalan
Etymology
From German Gen
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /???n/
- (Central) IPA(key): /???n/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?d??en/
Noun
gen m (plural gens)
- gene
Related terms
- genètic
- genètica
- genetista
- gènic
- genoma
- genotip
Czech
Etymology
From German Gen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [???n]
- Hyphenation: gen
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
gen m inan
- gene
Declension
Related terms
- genový
- genetika
- genetický
Further reading
- gen in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- gen in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology 1
From German Gen, from Ancient Greek ????? (geneá, “generation, descent”), from the aorist infinitive of ???????? (gígnomai, “I come into being”). Coined by the Danish biologist Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen in a German-language publication.
Noun
gen n (singular definite genet, plural indefinite gener)
- (genetics) gene
Declension
Etymology 2
Verb
gen
- imperative of genne
References
- “gen” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From German Gen, from Ancient Greek ????? (geneá, “generation, descent”), from the aorist infinitive of ???????? (gígnomai, “I come into being”). Coined by the Danish biologist Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen in a German-language publication.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n/
Noun
gen n (plural genen)
- gene
Anagrams
- eng
German
Etymology
From Middle High German g?n, gein, from gegen with elision of intervocalic -g- (compare Getreide, Maid). Doublet of German gegen (“against”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?n/, /??n/
- Homophones: gehn, Gen (according to the first pronunciation)
Preposition
gen (governs the accusative)
- (literary, somewhat dated) in the direction; to; towards (a place or time)
Synonyms
- (in) Richtung (place); gegen (time)
Further reading
- “gen” in Duden online
Haitian Creole
Verb
gen
- Contraction of genyen.
Icelandic
Etymology
From German Gen
Noun
gen n (genitive singular gens, nominative plural gen)
- gene
Declension
Japanese
Noun
gen
- R?maji transcription of ??
- R?maji transcription of ??
Mandarin
Romanization
gen
- Nonstandard spelling of g?n.
- Nonstandard spelling of gén.
- Nonstandard spelling of g?n.
- 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.
Middle English
Preposition
gen
- Alternative form of gain (“against”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
gen n (definite singular genet, indefinite plural gener, definite plural gena or genene)
- (biology) a gene
Usage notes
- Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically masculine. The form genen was then made obsolete.
References
- “gen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gen n (definite singular genet, indefinite plural gen, definite plural gena)
- (biology) a gene
Usage notes
- Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically masculine. The forms genen, genar, and genane were then made obsolete.
References
- “gen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ju.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /je?n/
Adverb
??n
- still, yet
- again, further
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??en/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *g?enom.
Noun
gen n or f
- smile, laugh
- sport, levity
Inflection
The Dictionary of the Irish Language believes that this was a u-stem, while Matasovi? disputes this classification due to a lack of u-infected attestations, declaring it an o-stem. All forms except the nominative are unattested. Both possibilities will be presented here.
Derived terms
- gentraige
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
gen f
- sword
Inflection
Mutation
References
Old Occitan
Adjective
gen m (feminine singular genta, masculine plural gens, feminine plural gentas)
- attractive; pleasing; nice; fair; pleasant
- 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour(Wikisource)
- Lo gens tems de pascor
- The pleasant time of Easter
- Lo gens tems de pascor
- 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour(Wikisource)
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002) , “genitus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 40, page 103
Polish
Etymology
From German Gen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n/
Noun
gen m inan
- gene
Declension
Further reading
- gen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin genus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??en/
- Rhymes: -en
Noun
gen n (plural genuri)
- gender
- type, sort, kind
- way, style, manner
- (biological category) genus, species, family
Synonyms
- (gender): sex
- (type, kind, way): fel, stil
- (species): specie
Spanish
Etymology
From German Gen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?xen/, [?x?n]
Noun
gen m (plural genes)
- gene
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse gegn (“straight, direct”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /je?n/
Adjective
gen (comparative genare, superlative genast)
- gain; short, direct
Related terms
- gena
- genväg
Etymology 2
From German Gen
Noun
gen c
- gene
Declension
Related terms
- genetik
- genom
Anagrams
- eng.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English again
Adverb
gen
- again
Turkish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *g?? (“wide, broad”).
Cognate withYakut ???? (kie?, “wide”), Bashkir ??? (kiñ), Kazakh ??? (keñ), etc.
Adjective
gen (comparative daha gen, superlative en gen)
- (obsolete, dialectal) wide
Synonyms
- geni?
Antonyms
- dar
Etymology 2
Noun
gen (definite accusative geni, plural genler)
- (colloquial) A field that wasn't plowed for several years.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from French gene.
Noun
gen (definite accusative geni, plural genler)
- (biology) gene
Declension
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- gien
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [z?n??], [??n??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [j????], [?????]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [j????], [?????]
- Phonetic: gien, gen
Noun
gen
- gene
Note
This is one of the rare cases in which a word's pronunciation differs from its spelling.
Vurës
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n/
Verb
gen
- to eat
Welsh
Pronoun
gen
- first-person singular of gan
- second-person singular of gan
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *i?niperus, from Latin i?niperus. Cognate with Icelandic einir, Faroese eini(ber), Danish ene, Swedish en, Norwegian eine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²je?n/, /²je??/
- Rhymes: -è?n
Noun
gen m
- juniper
Derived terms
- genber
- genlag
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *qe?n? (“arm”). Cognate with Thai ??? (k???n), Northern Thai ????, Lao ??? (kh?n), Lü ??? (?aen), Tai Dam ???, Shan ???? (kh?en).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ke?n??/
- Tone numbers: gen1
- Hyphenation: gen
Noun
gen (old orthography gen)
- (anatomy) arm
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?en?/
Verb
gen
- (transitive) to say
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41
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