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From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, creation, beginning, origin).

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Genesis

  1. (religion) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) Gen.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.
  3. (Canada, US, video games) A video game console, the Sega Genesis.

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Genesis

  1. (biblical) Genesis
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From Middle Dutch genesis, from Latin Genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeː.nə.sɪs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧ne‧sis

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Genesis f

  1. Genesis (a book of the Hebrew Bible)

French

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Borrowing from English Genesis

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Genesis m (uncountable)

  1. (North America) Sega Genesis

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German

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Genesis f (genitive Genesis, plural Genesen)

  1. genesis
    Synonym: Genese f

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Genesis f (proper noun, genitive Genesis)

  1. (religion) Genesis (the first book of the Bible)
    Synonym: erstes Buch Mose

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  • IPA(key): /ɡeˈnesis/, [ɡeˈneː.si̞s]
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧ne‧sis

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Genesis

  1. (religion) Genesis (book of the Bible)
    Synonym: (abbreviation) Gen.
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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin Genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis, from *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of geneza.

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈnɛ.zis/
  • Rhymes: -ɛzis
  • Syllabification: Ge‧ne‧sis

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Genesis f (indeclinable)

  1. Genesis (book of the Bible)
    Synonym: Księga Rodzaju

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  • Genesis in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Genesis (genitive Ghenesis)

  1. (biblical) Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament

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Slovak

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Genesis

  1. (religion) Genesis (the first book of the Bible)

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Borrowing from English Genesis

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝeˈnesis/ [ɟ͡ʝeˈne.sis]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃeˈnesis/ [ʃeˈne.sis]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒeˈnesis/ [ʒeˈne.sis]

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Genesis m (uncountable)

  1. (US, Mexico) Sega Genesis

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  • (Spain, Philippines, Argentina, Uruguay) Mega Drive

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Genesis c (genitive Genesis)

  1. Genesis
    Synonyms: Första Moseboken, Första Mosebok