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Genoese

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌd͡ʒɛnəʊˈiːz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌd͡ʒɛnoʊˈiz/
  • CMU ARPABET: JH EH1 N OW0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from or relating to the city of Genoa or surrounding province, Liguria, Italy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The inhabitants of Genoa, collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

The dialect of Ligurian spoken in Genoa

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A native or inhabitant of the city of Genoa or surrounding province, Liguria, Italy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Genoese sailor we call Columbus

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Genovese

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a native or resident of Genoa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Italian

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Genuabor. Latin Genua Italian Genovader. English Genoa Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Genoese From Genoa + -ese.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ջենովական (ǰenovakan) — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Catalan: genovès — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Czech: janovský — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Finnish: genovalainen — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • French: génois — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Galician: xenovés — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Georgian: გენუური (genuuri) — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • German: genuesisch — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Italian: genovese — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Ligurian: zenéize — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Polish: genueński — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Portuguese: genovês — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Romanian: genovez — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Spanish: genovés — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Swedish: genuesisk — of, from or relating to Genoa
  • Georgian: გენუელები (genuelebi) — inhabitants of Genoa
  • Ligurian: zenéixi — inhabitants of Genoa
  • Portuguese: genovês — inhabitants of Genoa
  • Spanish: genovés — inhabitants of Genoa
  • Swedish: genuesare — inhabitants of Genoa
  • Tagalog: Henobes — inhabitants of Genoa
  • Ligurian: zeneize — Ligurian dialect spoken in Genoa
  • Portuguese: genovês — Ligurian dialect spoken in Genoa
  • Spanish: genovés — Ligurian dialect spoken in Genoa
  • Swedish: genuesiska — Ligurian dialect spoken in Genoa
  • Abkhaz: агьемуа (agjemwa) — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Armenian: ջենովացի (ǰenovacʻi) — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Catalan: genovès — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Czech: Janovan — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Danish: genovesisk — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Dutch: Genuese — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Finnish: genovalainen — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • French: Génois — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Galician: xenovés — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Georgian: გენუელი (genueli) — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • German: Genuese — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • German: Genuesin — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Italian: genovese — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Ligurian: zenéize — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Portuguese: genovês — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Romanian: genovez — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Russian: генуэзский (genuezskij) — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Sicilian: ginuvisi — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Spanish: genovés — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Swedish: genuesare — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Swedish: genues — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
  • Tagalog: Henobes — an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
Real reading context

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