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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
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• rhymes with -eɪʃən
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• CMU ARPABET: JH EH2 N ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin generō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin generātiōbor. Old French generacionbor. ▲ Latin generātiōbor. Middle English generacioun English generation Inherited from Middle English generacioun, from Old French generacion, and its etymon Latin generātiō, from generāre (“to beget, generate”). By surface analysis, generate + -ion.

256 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: ստեղծում (steġcum) — origination by some process; formation
• Armenian: ծնունդ (cnund) — origination by some process; formation
• Armenian: ծնում (cnum) — origination by some process; formation
• Assamese: চাম (sam) — origination by some process; formation
• Bulgarian: създа́ване (sǎzdávane) — origination by some process; formation
• Bulgarian: образу́ване (obrazúvane) — origination by some process; formation
• Catalan: generació — origination by some process; formation
• Chinese Mandarin: 產生 /产生 (chǎnshēng) — origination by some process; formation
• Chinese Mandarin: 形成 (xíngchéng) — origination by some process; formation
• Chinese Mandarin: 生成 (shēngchéng) — origination by some process; formation
• Czech: generování — origination by some process; formation
• Czech: produkce — origination by some process; formation
• Dutch: generatie — origination by some process; formation
• Estonian: põlvkond — origination by some process; formation
• Finnish: kehittäminen — origination by some process; formation
• Finnish: tuottaminen — origination by some process; formation
• French: génération — origination by some process; formation
• West-Frisian: generaasje — origination by some process; formation
• Galician: xeración — origination by some process; formation
• Georgian: შექმნა (šekmna) — origination by some process; formation
• Georgian: გენერირება (generireba) — origination by some process; formation
• Georgian: ფორმირება (pormireba) — origination by some process; formation
• Italian: generazione — origination by some process; formation
• Macedonian: созда́вање (sozdávanje) — origination by some process; formation
• Middle English: generacioun — origination by some process; formation
• Norwegian Bokmål: generering — origination by some process; formation
• Norwegian Nynorsk: generering — origination by some process; formation
• Polish: generowanie — origination by some process; formation
• Polish: wytwarzanie — origination by some process; formation
• Portuguese: geração — origination by some process; formation
• Romanian: generare — origination by some process; formation
• Russian: созда́ние (sozdánije) — origination by some process; formation
• Russian: генери́рование (generírovanije) — origination by some process; formation
• Russian: формирова́ние (formirovánije) — origination by some process; formation
• Slovak: generovanie — origination by some process; formation
• Spanish: generación — origination by some process; formation
• Swedish: skapelse — origination by some process; formation
• Swedish: generering — origination by some process; formation
• Tagalog: henerasyon — origination by some process; formation
• Walloon: ahivaedje — origination by some process; formation
• Walloon: fôrmaedje — origination by some process; formation
• Armenian: ստեղծում (steġcum) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Armenian: ծնում (cnum) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Armenian: գեներացիա (generacʻia) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Central Bikol: kapag-araki — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Bulgarian: зара́ждане (zaráždane) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Catalan: generació — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Chinese Mandarin: 生 (shēng) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Chinese Mandarin: 生育 (shēngyù) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Chinese Mandarin: 生殖 (shēngzhí) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Czech: generování — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Finnish: lisääntyminen — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• French: création — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• French: génération — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Galician: xeración — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Georgian: შექმნა (šekmna) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Georgian: ჩასახვა (časaxva) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Georgian: გაჩენა (gačena) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Hungarian: nemzés — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Middle English: generacioun — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Polish: wytwarzanie — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Portuguese: geração — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Quechua: miray — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Romanian: generare — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Romanian: procreare — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Russian: созда́ние (sozdánije) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Russian: зарожде́ние (zaroždénije) — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Slovak: množenie — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Tagalog: salinhay — act of generating or begetting; procreation
• Finnish: jälkeläiset — that which is generated or brought forth
• Finnish: jälkikasvu — that which is generated or brought forth
• Georgian: შთამომავლობა (štamomavloba) — that which is generated or brought forth
• Macedonian: по́томство (pótomstvo) — that which is generated or brought forth
• Russian: пото́мство (potómstvo) — that which is generated or brought forth
• Arabic: جِيل (jīl) — period of around thirty years
• Arabic: جيل (jīl) — period of around thirty years
• Aramaic: דָּרָא (dārā) — period of around thirty years
• Aramaic: ܕܪܐ (dārā) — period of around thirty years
• Bashkir: быуын (bıwın) — period of around thirty years
• Bulgarian: поколе́ние (pokolénie) — period of around thirty years
• Catalan: generació — period of around thirty years
• Chinese Mandarin: 代 (dài) — period of around thirty years
• Czech: generace — period of around thirty years
• Ewe: dzidzime — period of around thirty years
• Finnish: sukupolvi — period of around thirty years
• Galician: xeración — period of around thirty years
• Georgian: თაობა (taoba) — period of around thirty years
• Hebrew: דּוֹר (dor) — period of around thirty years
• Hindi: पीढ़ी (pīṛhī) — period of around thirty years
• Hungarian: nemzedék — period of around thirty years
• Hungarian: generáció — period of around thirty years
• Hungarian: emberöltő — period of around thirty years
• Japanese: 世代 (sedai) — period of around thirty years
• Korean: 세대 (sedae) — period of around thirty years
• Northern Kurdish: nifş — period of around thirty years
• Macedonian: поколе́ние (pokolénie) — period of around thirty years
• Manchu: ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠨ (jalan) — period of around thirty years
• Nanai: дялан (ʒalan) — period of around thirty years
• Norwegian Bokmål: generasjon — period of around thirty years
• Norwegian Nynorsk: generasjon — period of around thirty years
• Plautdietsch: Jennerazion — period of around thirty years
• Polish: pokolenie — period of around thirty years
• Portuguese: geração — period of around thirty years
• Romanian: generație — period of around thirty years
• Russian: поколе́ние (pokolénije) — period of around thirty years
• Scottish Gaelic: ginealach — period of around thirty years
• Scottish Gaelic: linn — period of around thirty years
• Scottish Gaelic: glùn — period of around thirty years
• Slovak: generácia — period of around thirty years
• Somali: jiil — period of around thirty years
• Spanish: generación — period of around thirty years
• Swedish: generation — period of around thirty years
• Tagalog: salintao — period of around thirty years
• Tetum: jerasaun — period of around thirty years
• Walloon: djermêye — period of around thirty years
• Walloon: djeneråcion — period of around thirty years
• Yiddish: דור (dor) — period of around thirty years
• Albanian: gjeneratë — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Arabic: جِيل (jīl) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Arabic: نَسْل (nasl) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Aramaic: דָּרָא (dārā) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Aramaic: ܕܪܐ (dārā) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Armenian: սերունդ (serund) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Azerbaijani: nəsil — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Bashkir: быуын (bıwın) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Belarusian: пакале́нне (pakaljénnje) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Belarusian: пакале́ньне (pakaljénʹnje) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Bhojpuri: पीढ़ी (pīṛhī) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Bulgarian: поколе́ние (pokolénie) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Burmese: မျိုးဆက် (myui:hcak) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Catalan: generació — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Cebuano: kaliwatan — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Cebuano: kaliwat — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Cebuano: henerasyon — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Chagatai: نَسْل (nsl) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Chinese Mandarin: 輩 /辈 (bèi) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Chinese Mandarin: 代 (dài) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Chinese Mandarin: 世代 (shìdài) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Czech: generace — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Czech: pokolení — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Danish: generation — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Danish: slægtled — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Dutch: generatie — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Estonian: põlvkond — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Ewe: dzidzime — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Faroese: ættarlið — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Faroese: ættarliður — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Finnish: sukupolvi — single step in the succession of natural descent
• French: génération — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Galician: xeración — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Georgian: თაობა (taoba) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• German: Generation — single step in the succession of natural descent
• German: Geschlecht — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Greek: γενιά (geniá) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Ancient Greek: γενεά (geneá) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Gujarati: પેઢી (peḍhī) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Hebrew: דּוֹר (dor) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Hindi: पीढ़ी (pīṛhī) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Hindi: पुश्त (puśt) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Hindi: नस्ल (nasla) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Hungarian: nemzedék — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Hungarian: generáció — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Icelandic: kynslóð — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Indonesian: generasi — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Ingrian: polvi — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Japanese: 世代 (sedai) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Kazakh: ұрпақ (ūrpaq) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Khmer: ជំនាន់ (cumnŏən) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Khmer: ញាតិ (ñiət) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Korean: 세대 (sedae) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Northern Kurdish: nesl — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Kyrgyz: муун (muun) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Lao: ຮຸ່ນ (hun) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Lao: ສ່ໍາ (sam) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Latvian: paaudze — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Lithuanian: karta — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Macedonian: поколе́ние (pokolénie) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Macedonian: генера́ција (generácija) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Māori: reanga — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Māori: whakareanga — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Māori: whakatupuranga — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Māori: whakatipuranga — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Māori: whakapaparanga — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Middle English: generacioun — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Mongolian: үүсэл (üüsel) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Khiamniungan Naga: vītāu — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Norwegian Bokmål: generasjon — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Norwegian Nynorsk: generasjon — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Pashto: نسل (nasl) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Dari: نَسْل (nasl) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Iranian Persian: نَسْل (nasl) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Plautdietsch: Jennerazion — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Polish: pokolenie — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Polish: generacja — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Portuguese: geração — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Romanian: generație — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Russian: поколе́ние (pokolénije) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Russian: генера́ция (generácija) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Scottish Gaelic: ginealach — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Scottish Gaelic: linn — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Scottish Gaelic: glùn — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Serbo-Croatian: поколе́ње — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Serbo-Croatian: покоље́ње — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Serbo-Croatian: генера́ција — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Serbo-Croatian: pokolénje — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Serbo-Croatian: pokoljénje — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Serbo-Croatian: generácija — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Slovak: pokolenie — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Slovak: generácia — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Slovene: generacija — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Spanish: generación — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Swahili: kizazi — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Swedish: generation — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Tagalog: salinlahi — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Tagalog: henerasyon — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Tajik: насл (nasl) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Tetum: jerasaun — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Thai: รุ่น (rûn) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Thai: คราว (kraao) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Thai: ปูน (bpuun) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Thai: โคตร (kôot) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Turkish: nesil — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Ottoman Turkish: نسل (nesl) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Ottoman Turkish: گوبك (göbek) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Turkmen: nesil — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Ukrainian: поколі́ння (pokolínnja) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Urdu: نَسْل (nasl) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Urdu: پِیڑھی (pīṛhī) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Uyghur: نەسىل (nesil) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Uyghur: بوغۇن (boghun) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Uzbek: avlod — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Uzbek: nasl — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Vietnamese: thế hệ — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Walloon: djermêye — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Walloon: djeneråcion — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Yiddish: דור (dor) — single step in the succession of natural descent
• Azerbaijani: soy — race, kind, family
• Finnish: suku — race, kind, family
• French: generation — race, kind, family
• Galician: xeración — race, kind, family
• Georgian: მოდგმა (modgma) — race, kind, family
• Greek: γενιά (geniá) — race, kind, family
• Northern Kurdish: nifş — race, kind, family
• Macedonian: род (rod) — race, kind, family
• Middle English: generacioun — race, kind, family
• Portuguese: linhagem — race, kind, family
• Russian: род (rod) — race, kind, family
• Scottish Gaelic: ginealach — race, kind, family
• Scottish Gaelic: linn — race, kind, family
• Scottish Gaelic: glùn — race, kind, family
• Spanish: generación — race, kind, family
• Spanish: linaje — race, kind, family
• Tagalog: salinlahi — race, kind, family
• Slovak: generovanie — geometry
• Esperanto: generacio — group of people born in a specific range of years
• Middle English: generacioun — group of people born in a specific range of years