γενεά

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See also: γένεα

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Formally it would be from Proto-Hellenic *genehā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁eseh₂, feminine derivation from *ǵénh₁os (whence γένος (génos)), from *ǵenh₁-. Compare εἶδος (eîdos) - ἰδέα (idéa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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γενεᾱ́ (geneā́f (genitive γενεᾶς); first declension

  1. birth
  2. race, descent
  3. generation
  4. offspring

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: γενιά (geniá), γενεά (geneá)
  • Latin: genea

Further reading

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learnedly from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʝeneˈa/
  • Hyphenation: γε‧νε‧ά

Noun

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γενεά (geneáf (plural γενεές)

  1. (formal) Alternative form of γενιά (geniá)

Usage notes

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Used only with γενεά (geneá) (but not with γενιά (geniá)) are:

  • Expressions
    χάσμα γενεώνchásma geneóngeneration gap
    σύγκρουση γενεώνsýgkrousi geneóngeneration clash
  • Idiomatic set phrases:
    περνάω γενεές δεκατέσσεριςpernáo geneés dekatésserisrake over the coals, reprimand, give a bollocking to
    τον πέρασε γενεές δεκατέσσεις
    ton pérase geneés dekatésseis
    He/she gave him/her a bollocking.
    (literally, “He/she passed him/her through 14 generations”)

Declension

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