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Gena


Ge′na

,
[L., the cheek.]
(Zool.)
(a)
The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
(b)
The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.

Definition 2024


Gena

Gena

See also: gena, gêna, ĝena, genā, and genă

English

Proper noun

Gena

  1. A female given name, a rare variant of Gina.

Anagrams

gena

gena

See also: Gena, gêna, ĝena, genā, and genă

English

Noun

gena

  1. (zoology) The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
  2. (zoology) The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.


Gaulish

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-, *ǵénus. Compare Welsh gen, Old Irish gin, giun, Latin gena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡenaː/

Noun

genā f

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Declension


Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-, *ǵénus (chin, jaw, cheek). Cognates include Ancient Greek γένυς (génus), Sanskrit हनु (hánu), Persian چانه (čâne), Tocharian A śanwem, Old Armenian ծնաւտ (cnawt), Lithuanian žandas, Welsh gen, and Old English ċinn (English chin).

Pronunciation

Noun

gena f (genitive genae); first declension

  1. cheek
  2. eye socket
  3. (rare) eye or eyelid

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative gena genae
genitive genae genārum
dative genae genīs
accusative genam genās
ablative genā genīs
vocative gena genae

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • genene (neuter and masculine)

Noun

gena n, m

  1. definite neuter plural of gen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

gena n, m

  1. definite neuter plural of gen

Swedish

Verb

gena

  1. to take a short cut

Conjugation

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