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genu
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin genu (“knee”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d???n.ju?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??i?nu/, /?d???n.(j)u/
- Rhymes: -?nju?
Noun
genu (plural genua)
- (anatomy, zootomy) The knee.
- Hyponyms: genu valgum, genu varum
- A knee-like structure, in particular a bend in the corpus callosum of mammals.
Derived terms
- genual
- genu-
Related terms
- geniculate
References
- “genu”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “genu”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Anagrams
- Egun
Latin
Alternative forms
- genum, genus
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *genu, from Proto-Indo-European *?ónu. Cognates with Ancient Greek ???? (gónu, “knee; plant node”), German knie, English knee.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /??e.nu?/, [???nu?] or IPA(key): /??e.nu/, [???n?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?d??e.nu/, [?d????nu]
- Note: the nominative/accusative ending vowel of 4th declension neuters is etymologically expected to be short, and is stated to be so by late grammarians. A long vowel would also be expected to be subject to iambic shortening in most forms. There are only two passages that conclusively require a long scansion.
Noun
gen? n (genitive gen?s); fourth declension
- (literally, anatomy) a knee, kneejoint, kneepan
- an act of kneeling or beseeching
- an elbow
- (transferred sense, botany) a knot, joint
- Synonym: geniculum
Inflection
Fourth-declension noun (neuter).
A rare genitive singular form genoris is attested epigraphically.
Derived terms
- geniculum
- geniculus
- genuflecto
References
- genu in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Further reading
- genu in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- genu in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- genu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
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gena
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin.
Noun
gena (plural genae)
- (zoology) The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
- (entomology) The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
- (entomology) The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analagous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.
Anagrams
- Ange, Egan, Gean, agen, gean, nega-
Gaulish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *genus (“jaw, cheek, mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *?énus (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Compare Welsh gen, Old Irish gin, giun, Latin gena.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ena?/
Noun
gen? f
- cheek
Declension
Icelandic
Noun
gena
- indefinite genitive plural of gen
Italian
Etymology
From Latin gena (“cheek”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d???.na/
- Rhymes: -?na
- Hyphenation: gè?na
Noun
gena f (plural gene) (obsolete, literary)
- cheek
- Synonym: guancia
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *?énu-, *?énus (“chin, jaw, cheek”).
Cognates include Ancient Greek ????? (génus), Sanskrit ??? (hánu), Persian ????? (?âne), Tocharian A ?anwem, Old Armenian ????? (cnawt), Lithuanian žandas, Welsh gen, and Old English ?inn (English chin).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /??e.na/, [???nä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?d??e.na/, [?d????n?]
Noun
gena f (genitive genae); first declension
- cheek
- eye socket
- (rare) eye or eyelid
Declension
First-declension noun.
Synonyms
- (cheek): bucca
Descendants
- Aromanian: dzeanã, dziane
- Italian: gena
- Romanian: gean?
References
- gena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- gena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- genene (neuter and masculine)
Noun
gena n or m
- definite neuter plural of gen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- genane
Noun
gena n or m
- definite neuter plural of gen
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jíng?da.
Verb
-géna
- to enter, to go into [+locative]
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?d??ena]
Noun
gena f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of gen?
Swedish
Etymology
From the adjective gen (“straight, through”), from Old Swedish gen, from Old Norse gegn, from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“against”).
Verb
gena (present genar, preterite genade, supine genat, imperative gena)
- to take a short cut
Conjugation
Related terms
- gen
- genväg
Anagrams
- Agne, agen, ange, egna
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