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Genova

Genova

See also: Génova, Gènova, Gênova, and génova

Finnish

Proper noun

Genova

  1. Genoa (Italian city)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛnovɒ]
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧no‧va

Proper noun

Genova

  1. Genoa (city and province in Italy)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Genova
accusative Genovát
dative Genovának
instrumental Genovával
causal-final Genováért
translative Genovává
terminative Genováig
essive-formal Genovaként
essive-modal
inessive Genovában
superessive Genován
adessive Genovánál
illative Genovába
sublative Genovára
allative Genovához
elative Genovából
delative Genováról
ablative Genovától
Possessive forms of Genova
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Genovám
2nd person sing. Genovád
3rd person sing. Genovája
1st person plural Genovánk
2nd person plural Genovátok
3rd person plural Genovájuk

Derived terms

  • genovai

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Genua, possibly from the ancient Ligurian word for knee. Compare also Latin genu; alternatively it may derive ultimately from a Celtic root genu-, genawa ("mouth", i.e. estuary), making it possibly akin to the root of Geneva as well.

Pronunciation

  • Gènova
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛnova/

Proper noun

Genova f

  1. Genoa
  2. The letter G in the Italian phonetic alphabet

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