geneta

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly from genet, or borrowed directly from Arabic.

Noun

geneta f (plural genetes)

  1. (zoology) genet
    Synonym: gat mesquer

Etymology 2

Noun

geneta f (plural genetes)

  1. female equivalent of genet

Further reading

Gaulish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *genetā (young girl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡenetaː]

Noun

genetā f[1]

  1. girl, daughter

Declension

References

  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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒeˈne.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒeˈne.ta/

  • Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧ta

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

geneta m (plural genetas)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

geneta f (plural genetas)

  1. archaic form of gineta