Jena

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jena"

English

Etymology 1

From German Jena.

Pronunciation

  • (German city) IPA(key): /ˈjeɪnə/
  • (Louisianan city) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːnə/

Proper noun

Jena

  1. An independent city in Thuringia, Germany.
  2. A town, the parish seat of LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, United States, which was named after the German city.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛnə/
  • Homophones: Gena, Jenna

Proper noun

Jena

  1. A female given name of rare usage, variant of Gina.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Unclear; see w:de:Jena § Herkunft des Stadtnamens for various hypotheses.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːna/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Je‧na

Proper noun

Jena n (proper noun, genitive Jenas or (optionally with an article) Jena)

  1. Jena (an independent city in Thuringia, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Jena [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Jena
genitive des Jenas, Jena1
dative dem Jena
accusative das Jena

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

  • Jenaer
  • Jenaerin
  • Jenenser
  • Jenenserin

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Džena.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Jena f

  1. a village in Gavojdia, Timiș County, Romania
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