gena

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin. === Noun === gena (plural genae or genæ) (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 analogous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes. === Anagrams === Agne, Ange, Egan, Gean, agen, gean, nega- == Galician == === Noun === gena f (plural genas, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of xena === Further reading === “gena”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Gaulish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *genus (“jaw, cheek, mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Compare Welsh gen, Old Irish giun, Latin gena. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡenaː/ === Noun === genā f cheek ==== Declension ==== == 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) (archaic, literary) cheek Synonym: guancia ==== 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-Italic *genā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-, *ǵénus (“chin, jaw, cheek”). The declension was most likely changed to avoid confusion with genus. Cognates include Ancient Greek γένῡ̆ς (génū̆s), Sanskrit हनु (hánu), Persian چانه (čâne), Tocharian A śanweṃ, Old Armenian ծնաւտ (cnawt), Lithuanian žandas, Welsh gen, and Old English ċinn (English chin). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡɛ.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛː.na] === Noun === gena f (genitive genae); first declension cheek Synonym: bucca eye socket (rare) eye or eyelid ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== 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, 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 == Old English == === Adverb === ġēna yet still Exeter Book, riddle 40 further === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “géna”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Phuthi == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-jíngɪda. === Verb === -géna to enter, to go into [with 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 shortcut ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== gen genskjuta genväg === References === “gena”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gena”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “gena”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === Agne, agen, ange, egna