name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/ˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.səs/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
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rhymes with -ɛnəsɪs
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
The first book in the Hebrew Bible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Gen.
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A female given name from Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Some point to the creation of Magna Carta as the genesis of English common law.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Book of Genesis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: book
5
noun
Meaning 5
a coming into being
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: generation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beginning
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, beginning, origin”).
Borrowed from Latin genesis (“generation, nativity”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source, beginning”). Related to Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be produced, become, be”). Doublet of kind, gens, and jati.
Across languages
Translations
189 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Albanian:
Zanafilla
— book of the Bible
Amharic:
ኦሪት ዘፍጥረት
(ʾorit zäfṭərät)
— book of the Bible
Arabic:
التَّكْوِين
(at-takwīn)
— book of the Bible
Arabic:
سِفْرُ اَلتَّكْوِين
(sifru t-takwīn)
— book of the Bible
Arabic:
سِفْرُ الخَلِيقَة
(sifru l-ḵalīqa)
— book of the Bible
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ
(brītā)
— book of the Bible
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܣܸܦܪܵܐ ܕܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ
(siprā d-brītā)
— book of the Bible
Armenian:
Ծննդոց
(Cnndocʻ)
— book of the Bible
Asturian:
Xénesis
— book of the Bible
Basque:
Hasiera
— book of the Bible
Belarusian:
Кні́га Быцця́
(Kníha Byccjá)
— book of the Bible
Belarusian:
Быццё
(Byccjó)
— book of the Bible
Bengali:
আদিপুস্তক
(adipustok)
— book of the Bible
Breton:
Geneliezh
— book of the Bible
Bulgarian:
Битие
(Bitie)
— book of the Bible
Catalan:
Gènesi
— book of the Bible
Cebuano:
Henesis
— book of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese:
創世記 /创世记
(cong3 sai3 gei3)
— book of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese:
創世紀 /创世纪
(cong3 sai3 gei2)
— book of the Bible
Eastern Min Chinese:
創世記 /创世记
(Cháung-sié-gé)
— book of the Bible
Hakka Chinese:
創世記 /创世记
(Chhóng-sṳ-ki)
— book of the Bible
Chinese:
創世記 /创世记
(Chhòng-sè-kì)
— book of the Bible
Chinese:
創世紀 /创世纪
(Chhòng-sè-kí)
— book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin:
創世記 /创世记
(Chuàngshìjì)
— book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin:
創世紀 /创世纪
(Chuàngshìjì)
— book of the Bible
Ngazidja Comorian:
Mwanɗo
— book of the Bible
Corsican:
Gènesi
— book of the Bible
Czech:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Danish:
Første Mosebog
— book of the Bible
Dutch:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Esperanto:
Genezo
— book of the Bible
Estonian:
1. Moosese raamat
— book of the Bible
Faroese:
Fyrsta Mósebók
— book of the Bible
Fijian:
Vakatekivu
— book of the Bible
Finnish:
1. Mooseksen kirja
— book of the Bible
French:
Genèse
— book of the Bible
West-Frisian:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Galician:
Xénese
— book of the Bible
Georgian:
დაბადებისა
(dabadebisa)
— book of the Bible
German:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
German:
1. Buch Mose (das erste Buch Mose)
— book of the Bible
Greek:
Γένεση
(Génesi)
— book of the Bible
Ancient Greek:
Γένεσις
(Génesis)
— book of the Bible
Greenlandic:
1 Mosesi
— book of the Bible
Gujarati:
ઉત્પત્તિ
(utpatti)
— book of the Bible
Hawaiian:
Kinohi
— book of the Bible
Hebrew:
בְּרֵאשִׁית
(b'reshít)
— book of the Bible
Hindi:
उत्पत्ति
(utpatti)
— book of the Bible
Hungarian:
Mózes első könyve
— book of the Bible
Icelandic:
(Fyrsta Mósebók) 1. Mósebók
— book of the Bible
Ido:
Genezo
— book of the Bible
Indonesian:
Kitab Kejadian
— book of the Bible
Indonesian:
Kejadian
— book of the Bible
Indonesian:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Irish:
Leabhar Gheineasas
— book of the Bible
Irish:
Geineasas
— book of the Bible
Isoko:
Emuhọ
— book of the Bible
Italian:
Genesi
— book of the Bible
Japanese:
創世記
(sōseiki)
— book of the Bible
Jarai:
Čơdơ̆ng Phŭn
— book of the Bible
Kannada:
ಆದಿಕಾಂಡ
(ādikāṇḍa)
— book of the Bible
Kazakh:
Жаратылыстың басталуы
(Jaratylystyñ bastaluy)
— book of the Bible
Khmer:
លោកុប្បត្តិ
(lookupbat)
— book of the Bible
Konkani:
उत्पती चें पुस्तक or Utpoti chem Pustok
(utpatī cẽ pustak)
— book of the Bible
Korean:
창세기
(changsegi)
— book of the Bible
Central Kurdish:
پەیدابوون
(peydabûn)
— book of the Bible
Lao:
ປະຖົມມະການ
(pa thom ma kān)
— book of the Bible
Latin:
Liber Genesis
— book of the Bible
Latvian:
Radīšanas grāmata
— book of the Bible
Latvian:
Pirmā Mozus grāmata
— book of the Bible
Lavukaleve:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Limburgish:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Lithuanian:
Pradžios knyga
— book of the Bible
Lutuv:
Sahruothuna
— book of the Bible
Macedonian:
Би́тие
(Bítie)
— book of the Bible
Makonde:
Ntandiliko
— book of the Bible
Malay:
Kejadian
— book of the Bible
Malayalam:
ഉല്പത്തിപ്പുസ്തകം
(ulpattippustakaṁ)
— book of the Bible
Maltese:
Ktieb il-Ġenesi
— book of the Bible
Manx:
lioar Genesis
— book of the Bible
Māori:
Kenehi
— book of the Bible
Marathi:
उत्पत्ति
(utpatti)
— book of the Bible
Mirandese:
Génesis
— book of the Bible
Neapolitan:
Genesi
— book of the Bible
Nepali:
उत्पत्ति
(utpatti)
— book of the Bible
Norwegian:
Første Mosebok
— book of the Bible
Nyamwanga:
Intaliko
— book of the Bible
Odia:
ଆଦିପୁସ୍ତକ
(ādipustaka)
— book of the Bible
Persian:
پیدایش
(peydâyeš)
— book of the Bible
Polish:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Polish:
Księga Rodzaju
— book of the Bible
Brazilian Portuguese:
Gênesis
— book of the Bible
European Portuguese:
Génesis
— book of the Bible
Punjabi:
ਉਤਪਤ
(utapat)
— book of the Bible
Punjabi:
پیدائش
(pedā'iś)
— book of the Bible
Romanian:
Geneza
— book of the Bible
Romanian:
Facerea
— book of the Bible
Russian:
Кни́га Бытия́
(Kníga Bytijá)
— book of the Bible
Russian:
Бытие́
(Bytijé)
— book of the Bible
Russian:
пе́рвая кни́га Моисе́я
(pérvaja kníga Moiséja)
— book of the Bible
Scots:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Scottish Gaelic:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Serbo-Croatian:
Knjiga Postanka
— book of the Bible
Sinhalese:
උත්පත්ති
(utpatti)
— book of the Bible
Slovak:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Slovene:
Geneza
— book of the Bible
Spanish:
el Génesis
— book of the Bible
Swahili:
Mwanzo
— book of the Bible
Swedish:
Första Moseboken
— book of the Bible
Swedish:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Tagalog:
Samula
— book of the Bible
Tagalog:
Henesis
— book of the Bible
Tajik:
Хуруҷ
(Xuruj)
— book of the Bible
Tamil:
ஆதியாகமம்
(ātiyākamam)
— book of the Bible
Telugu:
ఆదికాండము
(ādikāṇḍamu)
— book of the Bible
Thai:
ปฐมกาล
— book of the Bible
Tumbuka:
Mutendeko
— book of the Bible
Turkish:
Yaratılış Kitabı
— book of the Bible
Ukrainian:
Кни́га Буття́
(Knýha Buttjá)
— book of the Bible
Ukrainian:
Буття́
(Buttjá)
— book of the Bible
Urdu:
پیدائش
(pedā'iś)
— book of the Bible
Urdu:
کِتابِ پیدائش
(kitāb-e pedā'iś)
— book of the Bible
Uzbek:
Ibtido
— book of the Bible
Vietnamese:
Sách Sáng thế
— book of the Bible
Vietnamese:
Sáng thế ký
— book of the Bible
Vietnamese:
Sáng thế kí
— book of the Bible
Waray-Waray:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Welsh:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Yiddish:
בראשית
(breyshes)
— book of the Bible
Yoruba:
Jẹ́nẹ́sísì
— book of the Bible
Yoruba:
Gẹ́nẹ́sísì
— book of the Bible
Zealandic:
Genesis
— book of the Bible
Albanian:
zanafillë
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Albanian:
nisja
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Arabic:
تَكْوِين
(takwīn)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Bengali:
ইবতিদা
(ibtida)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Bengali:
পয়দায়েশ
(poẏdaẏeś)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Bengali:
আগাজ
(agaz)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Bulgarian:
произход
(proizhod)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Catalan:
gènesi
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Chinese Mandarin:
創始 /创始
(chuàngshǐ)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Chinese Mandarin:
起源
(qǐyuán)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Chinese Mandarin:
開端 /开端
(kāiduān)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Danish:
tilblivelse
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Danish:
genese
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Dutch:
genese
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Dutch:
oorsprong
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Dutch:
wording
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Finnish:
alku
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
French:
genèse
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Galician:
xénese
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Georgian:
წარმოშობა
(c̣armošoba)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Georgian:
დასაწყისი
(dasac̣q̇isi)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Georgian:
გენეზისი
(genezisi)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
German:
Genese
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
German:
Genesis
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Japanese:
起源
(kigen)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Japanese:
創世期
(sōseiki)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Malayalam:
ഉല്പത്തി
(ulpatti)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Norwegian Bokmål:
tilblivelse
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Norwegian Bokmål:
genese
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tilbliing
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tilverting
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Norwegian Nynorsk:
genese
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Persian:
بوش
(baveš, boveš)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Persian:
پیدایش
(peydâyeš)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Plautdietsch:
Aunfank
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Plautdietsch:
Häakunft
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Polish:
geneza
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Polish:
początek
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Polish:
powstanie
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Brazilian Portuguese:
gênese
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
European Portuguese:
génese
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Russian:
происхожде́ние
(proisxoždénije)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Russian:
возникнове́ние
(vozniknovénije)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Russian:
генезис
(genɛ́zis)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Sanskrit:
उत्पाद
(utpāda)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Serbo-Croatian:
генеза
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Serbo-Croatian:
постанак
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Serbo-Croatian:
geneza
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Serbo-Croatian:
postanak
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Spanish:
génesis
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Swedish:
uppkomst
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Swedish:
tillblivelse
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Tamil:
தோற்றம்
(tōṟṟam)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Tamil:
பிறப்பு
(piṟappu)
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Turkish:
yaratılış
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Turkish:
ülkü
— the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
