Genava

Latin

Etymology

Celtic name, from Proto-Celtic *genwā (“(river) bend”) (Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu), similar to Genabum, Genua, etc.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.na.u̯a/, [ˈɡɛnäu̯ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.na.va/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːnävä]

Proper noun

Genāva f sg (genitive Genāvae); first declension

  1. Geneva

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Genāva
Genitive Genāvae
Dative Genāvae
Accusative Genāvam
Ablative Genāvā
Vocative Genāva
Locative Genāvae

Derived terms
  • Genāvensis

References
  • “Genava”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Genava in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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