γένεσις

See also: Γένεσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From Proto-Hellenic *génetis, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis. Synchronically a verbal noun from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, I come into being) +‎ σις (sis).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    γένεσις • (génesisf (genitive γενέσεως); third declension

    1. origin, source
    2. manner of birth
    3. creation

    Inflection

    Descendants

    • Latin: genesis
      • Catalan: gènesi (learned)
      • Dutch: genese (learned)
      • English: genesis (learned)
      • French: genèse (semi-learned)
      • Italian: genesi (learned)
      • Spanish: génesis (learned)
      • Norwegian Bokmål: genesis, genese (learned)
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: genesis, genese (learned)
      • Polish: geneza (learned)
      • Turkish: genez (learned)
    • Greek: γένεση (génesi)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γίγνομαι (> DER > 5. γένε-σις)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 272-3

    Further reading

    Greek

    Etymology

    Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʝe.ne.sis/
    • Hyphenation: γέ‧νε‧σις

    Noun

    γένεσις • (génesisf (plural γενέσεις)

    1. Katharevousa form of γένεση (génesi)

    Usage notes

    Declension

    As in Ancient Greek without the dual number