genys

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Cognate with Latvian dzenis, Old Prussian genix (“woodpecker”). From the root of the verb genėti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *genˀtei (“cut, reap”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʲɛˈnʲiːs/ === Noun === genỹs m (plural geniai̇̃) stress pattern 4 woodpecker ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== meleta === Further reading === “genys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “genys”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026