Genoa

/ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/

/d͡ʒɛnˈoʊ.ə/

From Latin Genua (influenced by Italian Genova), as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians. Probably from the Ancient Ligurian word for “knee”, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu; in this sense “angle”, from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.

The capital city of Liguria, Italy, and also of the province of Genoa.


La Spezia

From Latin Spedia, plus the definite article.

La Spezia (a province and city in Liguria, Italy)


Savona

en-proper noun

Savona (countable and uncountable, plural Savonas)

The capital city of the province of Savona, Liguria, Italy.


Savona

From Latin Savōnem f, with the ending feminized to /-a/.

Savona (the capital city of the province of Savona, Liguria, Italy)


Genova

Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)


Genova

Genova (nominative singular)
Genova (accusative nominative singular)
Genovan (accusative genitive singular)
Genovan (genitive singular)
Genovaa (partitive singular)
Genovassa (inessive singular)
Genovasta (elative singular)
Genovaan (illative singular)
Genovalla (adessive singular)
Genovalta (ablative singular)
Genovalle (allative singular)
Genovana (essive singular)
Genovaksi (singular translative)
Genovatta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Genovani (nominative singular)
Genovani (accusative nominative singular)
Genovani (accusative genitive singular)
Genovani (genitive singular)
Genovaani (partitive singular)
Genovassani (inessive singular)
Genovastani (elative singular)
Genovaani (illative singular)
Genovallani (adessive singular)
Genovaltani (ablative singular)
Genovalleni (allative singular)
Genovanani (essive singular)
Genovakseni (singular translative)
Genovattani (abessive singular)
Genovasi (nominative singular)
Genovasi (accusative nominative singular)
Genovasi (accusative genitive singular)
Genovasi (genitive singular)
Genovaasi (partitive singular)
Genovassasi (inessive singular)
Genovastasi (elative singular)
Genovaasi (illative singular)
Genovallasi (adessive singular)
Genovaltasi (ablative singular)
Genovallesi (allative singular)
Genovanasi (essive singular)
Genovaksesi (singular translative)
Genovattasi (abessive singular)
Genovamme (nominative singular)
Genovamme (accusative nominative singular)
Genovamme (accusative genitive singular)
Genovamme (genitive singular)
Genovaamme (partitive singular)
Genovassamme (inessive singular)
Genovastamme (elative singular)
Genovaamme (illative singular)
Genovallamme (adessive singular)
Genovaltamme (ablative singular)
Genovallemme (allative singular)
Genovanamme (essive singular)
Genovaksemme (singular translative)
Genovattamme (abessive singular)
Genovanne (nominative singular)
Genovanne (accusative nominative singular)
Genovanne (accusative genitive singular)
Genovanne (genitive singular)
Genovaanne (partitive singular)
Genovassanne (inessive singular)
Genovastanne (elative singular)
Genovaanne (illative singular)
Genovallanne (adessive singular)
Genovaltanne (ablative singular)
Genovallenne (allative singular)
Genovananne (essive singular)
Genovaksenne (singular translative)
Genovattanne (abessive singular)
Genovansa (nominative singular)
Genovansa (accusative nominative singular)
Genovansa (accusative genitive singular)
Genovansa (genitive singular)
Genovaansa (partitive singular)
Genovassaan (inessive singular)
Genovassansa (inessive singular)
Genovastaan (elative singular)
Genovastansa (elative singular)
Genovaansa (illative singular)
Genovallaan (adessive singular)
Genovallansa (adessive singular)
Genovaltaan (ablative singular)
Genovaltansa (ablative singular)
Genovalleen (allative singular)
Genovallensa (allative singular)
Genovanaan (essive singular)
Genovanansa (essive singular)
Genovakseen (singular translative)
Genovaksensa (singular translative)
Genovattaan (abessive singular)
Genovattansa (abessive singular)

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Genova

Genova (nominative singular)
Genovát (accusative singular)
Genovának (dative singular)
Genovával (instrumental singular)
Genováért (causal-final singular)
Genovává (singular translative)
Genováig (singular terminative)
Genovaként (essive-formal singular)
Genovában (inessive singular)
Genován (singular superessive)
Genovánál (adessive singular)
Genovába (illative singular)
Genovára (singular sublative)
Genovához (allative singular)
Genovából (elative singular)
Genováról (delative singular)
Genovától (ablative singular)
Genováé (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Genováéi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Genovám (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Genovád (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Genovája (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Genovánk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Genovátok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Genovájuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)


Genova

From Latin Genua, possibly from the Ancient Ligurian word for knee. Compare also Latin genu; alternatively it may derive ultimately from a Celtic root *genu-, *genawa (“mouth (i.e. estuary”), making it possibly akin to the root of Geneva as well.


Génova

Genoa (a city, the regional capital of Liguria, Italy)


Genua

de-proper noun

Genua n (proper noun, genitive Genuas or (optionally with an article) Genua)

Genuas (genitive)
Genua (genitive with-article)

Ultimately from Latin Genua, perhaps directly.


Genua

la-proper noun

Genua f sg (genitive Genuae); first declension

Genuae (genitive)
Genua (nominative singular)
Genuae (genitive singular)
Genuae (dative singular)
Genuam (accusative singular)
Genuā (ablative singular)
Genua (singular vocative)
Genuae (locative singular)

Ancient Greek: Γένουα (Génoua)

Italian: Genova

Padanian:

Old Ligurian: Ziéna, Zenoa

Ligurian: Zena

Piedmontese: Génoa, Zénoa, Zena

Old French: Jannes

Middle French: jean (fustian)

French: Gênes, jeans

Middle English: Gene (fustian), Geayne

English: jeans

Probably from the Ancient Ligurian word for "knee", from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a derivative of *ǵónu, in this sense "angle," from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.

Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, in modern Italy)


Genua

Genua (nominative singular)
Genui (genitive singular)
Genui (dative singular)
Genuę (accusative singular)
Genuą (instrumental singular)
Genui (locative singular)
Genuo (singular vocative)


Janov

cs-proper noun

Janov m inan (related adjective janovský, demonym Janovan)

janovský (adjective)
Janovan (demonym)
Janov (nominative singular)
Janova (genitive singular)
Janovu (dative singular)
Janov (accusative singular)
Janove (singular vocative)
Janově (locative singular)
Janovem (instrumental singular)


Janov

sk-proper noun

Janov m inan (genitive singular Janova, declension pattern of dub)

Janova (genitive singular)
dub (declension-pattern-of)
Janov (nominative singular-only)
Janova (genitive singular-only)
Janovu (dative singular-only)
Janov (accusative singular-only)
Janove (locative singular-only)
Janovom (instrumental singular-only)


Savo

la-proper noun

Savō f sg (genitive Savōnis); third declension

Savō (canonical feminine singular)
Savōnis (genitive)
Savō (nominative singular)
Savōnis (genitive singular)
Savōnī (dative singular)
Savōnem (accusative singular)
Savōne (ablative singular)
Savō (singular vocative)
Savōnī (locative singular)
Savōne (locative singular)

Probably related to the name of the river (see Etymology 2 below).


Gênes

From Latin Genua, whence also Italian Genova.


Вентимилья

ru-proper noun+

Вентими́лья • (Ventimílʹja) f inan (genitive Вентими́льи)

Вентими́лья (canonical)
Ventimílʹja (romanization)
Вентими́льи (genitive)
Вентими́лья (nominative singular)
Вентими́льи (genitive singular)
Вентими́лье (dative singular)
Вентими́лью (accusative singular)
Вентими́льей (instrumental singular)
Вентими́льею (instrumental singular)
Вентими́лье (prepositional singular)

[vʲɪnʲtʲɪˈmʲilʲjə]

ru:Вентимилья


Albingaunum

la-proper noun

Albingaunum n sg (genitive Albingaunī); second declension

Albingaunī (genitive)
Albingaunum (nominative singular)
Albingaunī (genitive singular)
Albingaunō (dative singular)
Albingaunum (accusative singular)
Albingaunō (ablative singular)
Albingaunum (singular vocative)
Albingaunī (locative singular)

[äɫ̪bɪŋˈɡäu̯nʊ̃ˑ]

From Ingaunī, the name of the local tribe.

A city on the coast of Liguria, now Albenga


Album Intimilium

Album Intimilium n sg (genitive Albī Intimiliī or Albī Intimilī); second declension

Albī Intimiliī (genitive)
Albī Intimilī (genitive)
Album Intimilium (nominative singular)
Albī Intimiliī (genitive singular)
Albī Intimilī (genitive singular)
Albō Intimiliō (dative singular)
Album Intimilium (accusative singular)
Albō Intimiliō (ablative singular)
Album Intimilium (singular vocative)
Albī Intimiliī (locative singular)

[ˈäɫ̪bʊ̃ˑ ɪn̪t̪ɪˈmɪlʲiʊ̃ˑ]

A city in Liguria, at the mouth of the river Rutuba, now Ventimiglia


Libarna

Lībarna f sg (genitive Lībarnae); first declension

Lībarna (canonical feminine singular)
Lībarnae (genitive)
Lībarna (nominative singular)
Lībarnae (genitive singular)
Lībarnae (dative singular)
Lībarnam (accusative singular)
Lībarnā (ablative singular)
Lībarna (singular vocative)
Lībarnae (locative singular)

A city in interior Liguria, on the road from Genua to Dertona


Dertona

Dertōna f sg (genitive Dertōnae); first declension

Dertōna (canonical feminine singular)
Dertōnae (genitive)
Dertōna (nominative singular)
Dertōnae (genitive singular)
Dertōnae (dative singular)
Dertōnam (accusative singular)
Dertōnā (ablative singular)
Dertōna (singular vocative)
Dertōnae (locative singular)

Italian: Tortona


Pollentia

Pollentia f sg (genitive Pollentiae); first declension

Pollentiae (genitive)
Pollentia (nominative singular)
Pollentiae (genitive singular)
Pollentiae (dative singular)
Pollentiam (accusative singular)
Pollentiā (ablative singular)
Pollentia (singular vocative)
Pollentiae (locative singular)

A city in interior Liguria, situated near the confluence of the Stura and Tanaro


Genuja

Gènuja (canonical feminine)
Genuja (nominative)
Genujos (genitive)
Genujai (dative)
Genują (accusative)
Genuja (instrumental)
Genujoje (locative)
Genuja (vocative)


Γένοβα

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Γένοβα • (Génova) f

Génova (romanization)
Γένοβα (nominative singular)
Γένοβας (genitive singular)
Γένοβα (accusative singular)
Γένοβα (singular vocative)


Џенова

Dženova (romanization)
Џенова (indefinite singular)
Џеновата (definite singular unspecified)
Џеновава (definite proximal singular)
Џенована (definite distal singular)
Џеново (singular vocative)


Genúa

is-proper noun

Genúa n (proper noun, genitive singular Genúa) or (less commonly)
Genúa f (proper noun, genitive singular Genúu)

Genúa (canonical neuter)
Genúa (canonical feminine)
Genúa (genitive singular)
Genúu (genitive singular)
Genúa (indefinite nominative singular)
Genúa (accusative indefinite singular)
Genúa (dative indefinite singular)
Genúa (genitive indefinite singular)
Genúa (indefinite nominative singular)
Genúu (accusative indefinite singular)
Genúu (dative indefinite singular)
Genúu (genitive indefinite singular)


Cenova

Cenova (nominative singular)
Cenovalar (nominative plural)
Cenova'lar (nominative plural)
Cenova'yı (accusative singular)
Cenovaları (accusative plural)
Cenova'ları (accusative plural)
Cenova'ya (dative singular)
Cenovalara (dative plural)
Cenova'lara (dative plural)
Cenova'da (locative singular)
Cenovalarda (locative plural)
Cenova'larda (locative plural)
Cenova'dan (ablative singular)
Cenovalardan (ablative plural)
Cenova'lardan (ablative plural)
Cenova'nın (genitive singular)
Cenovaların (genitive plural)
Cenova'ların (genitive plural)

From Ottoman Turkish جنوه (Cenova), from Italian Genova directly and via Persian جنوآ (Jenoâ), from Latin Genua, as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians; probably from the Ancient Ligurian word for “knee”, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwo- (“knee”), a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu, in this sense “angle”, from its geographical position.


Dženova

Dženova (nominative singular)
Dženovu (accusative singular)
Dženovas (genitive singular)
Dženovai (dative singular)
Dženovu (instrumental singular)
Dženovā (locative singular)
Dženova (singular vocative)


জেনোভা

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জেনোভা • (jenōbha)