genre

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French genre, from Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere. Doublet of gender and genus. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈ(d)ʒɒnɹə/ (nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑnɚ/ === Noun === genre (plural genres) A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks. ==== Synonyms ==== kind type class See also Thesaurus:class ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== gender general generate genus ==== Translations ==== === Verb === genre (third-person singular simple present genres, present participle genring or genreing, simple past and past participle genred) To assign or conform to a genre, to make genre-specific. For quotations using this term, see Citations:genre. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:genred. === Anagrams === Egner, Geren, Green, Green., green, neger, regen == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French genre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɕɑŋʁɐ] === Noun === genre c (singular definite genren, plural indefinite genrer) genre, a special type of literature, music or art with its own defining features ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French genre. Doublet of gender and genus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʒɑnrə/ Hyphenation: gen‧re === Noun === genre n (plural genres, no diminutive) kind, type, genre === Anagrams === enger, neger, regen == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French genre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡenre/, [ˈɡe̞nre̞] Rhymes: -enre Syllabification(key): gen‧re Hyphenation(key): gen‧re === Noun === genre genre ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== lajityyppi === Further reading === “genre”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === From Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere. Noun sense 6 is a semantic loan from English gender. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒɑ̃ʁ/, (colloquial) /ʒɔʁ/ Homophone: genres Hyphenation: genre Rhymes: -ɑ̃ʁ === Noun === genre m (plural genres) kind style, look, type genre (grammar) gender (of nouns) (grammar) voice (of verbs) gender (identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc.) (biology) genus (archaic, colloquial) the done thing === Adverb === genre (colloquial) like, kind of (approximation, softener, filler in informal speech) like (introducing a quotation, reaction, or imitation) for example, such as ==== Usage notes ==== In these senses, genre functions as an adverbial discourse marker, very frequent in spoken French (especially among younger speakers). It is rare in formal writing, though it may appear in texting and online chats. === Interjection === genre (colloquial) expresses disbelief, irony or dismissal; used ironically (≈ yeah right, as if, no way) === Derived terms === === Descendants === === References === === Further reading === “genre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 « Genre », un tic de langage dont la signification glisse à mesure que sa popularité augmente, Clara Cini, lemonde.fr, 10 February 2021. === Anagrams === gêner nègre règne, régné == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere. === Noun === genre m (plural genres) (grammar, etc.) gender == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from French genre. === Noun === genre m (definite singular genren, indefinite plural genrer, definite plural genrene) alternative spelling of sjanger === References === “genre” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “genre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from French genre. === Noun === genre m (definite singular genren, indefinite plural genrar, definite plural genrane) alternative spelling of sjanger === References === “genre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French genre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɧaŋɛr/ Rhymes: -¹aŋɛr Hyphenation: gen‧re === Noun === genre c a genre ==== Declension ==== === Anagrams === gener, green, neger