gena
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin.
Noun
gena (plural genae)
- (zoology) The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
- (entomology) The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
- (entomology) The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analagous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for gena in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- Agne, Ange, Egan, Gean, agen, gean, nega-
Gaulish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *genus (“jaw, cheek, mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Compare Welsh gen, Old Irish gin, giun, Latin gena.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡenaː/
Noun
genā f
- cheek
Declension
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Icelandic
Noun
gena
- indefinite genitive plural of gen
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛna
- Hyphenation: gè‧na
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”).
Noun
gena f (plural gene) (obsolete, literary)
- cheek
- 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso, Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XXXI, lines 61–63, page 556:
- Diffuso era per li occhi e per le gene ¶ di benigna letizia, in atto pio ¶ quale a tenero padre si conviene.
- O'erflowing was he in his eyes and cheeks with joy benign, in attitude of pity as to a tender father is becoming.
- Synonym: guancia
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Further reading
- gena in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gena
- inflection of genare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- nega
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-, *ǵénus (“chin, jaw, cheek”). The declension was most likely changed to avoid confusion with genus.
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
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.na/, [ˈɡɛnä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.na/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːnä]
Noun
gena f (genitive genae); first declension
- cheek
- eye socket
- (rare) eye or eyelid
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | gena | genae |
Genitive | genae | genārum |
Dative | genae | genīs |
Accusative | genam | genās |
Ablative | genā | genīs |
Vocative | gena | genae |
Synonyms
- (cheek): bucca
Descendants
- → English: gena (learned)
- Aromanian: dzeanã, dziane
- Italian: gena
- Romanian: geană
References
- “gena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- gena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- genene (neuter and masculine)
Noun
gena n or m
- definite neuter plural of gen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- genane
Noun
gena n or m
- definite neuter plural of gen
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jíngɪda.
Verb
-géna
- to enter, to go into [+locative]
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒena]
Noun
gena f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of genă
Swedish
Etymology
From the adjective gen (“straight, through”), from Old Swedish gen, from Old Norse gegn, from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“against”).
Verb
gena (present genar, preterite genade, supine genat, imperative gena)
- to take a short cut
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gena | — | ||
Supine | genat | — | ||
Imperative | gena | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | genen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | genar | genade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | gena | genade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | gene | genade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | genande | |||
Past participle | genad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
- gen
- genväg
Anagrams
- Agne, agen, ange, egna