genta
See also: Genta
English
Noun
genta
- (medicine, colloquial) Gentamicin.
Anagrams
Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
genta f (genitive singular gentu, plural gentur)
Declension
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | genta | gentan | gentur | genturnar |
| accusative | gentu | gentuna | gentur | genturnar |
| dative | gentu | gentuni | gentum | gentunum |
| genitive | gentu | gentunnar | genta | gentanna |
References
- ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 116
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay genta (“bell”), from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā, “bell”). Compare Hindi घंटा (ghaṇṭā) / Urdu گَھنْٹَہ (ghanṭa) and Punjabi گَھنْٹا (ghanṭā) / ਘੰਟਾ (ghaṇṭā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡənta/
- Hyphenation: gên‧ta
Noun
gênta
Derived terms
- menggenta
Further reading
- “genta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Old Norse
Etymology
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Noun
genta f (genitive gentu)
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | genta | gentan | gentur | genturnar |
| accusative | gentu | gentuna | gentur | genturnar |
| dative | gentu | gentunni | gentum | gentunum |
| genitive | gentu | gentunnar | gentna | gentnanna |
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “genta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive