"Genova" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛ.no.va/
Rhymes: -ɛnova Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|Genua}} Latin Genua, {{der|it|xlg|-}} Ancient Ligurian, {{cog|la|genu}} Latin genu, {{der|it|cel|}} Celtic, {{m|cel-pro|*genu-}} *genu-, {{m|cel-pro|*genawa||mouth (i.e. estuary}} *genawa (“mouth (i.e. estuary”), {{m|en|Geneva}} Geneva Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Genova f
  1. Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Italy, Cities in Liguria, Places in Italy, Places in Liguria, Regional capitals of Italy
    Sense id: en-Genova-it-name-3exCEUJT
  2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Italy, Places in Liguria
    Sense id: en-Genova-it-name-F-R8z735 Categories (other): Metropolitan cities of Italy
  3. the letter G in the Italian spelling alphabet Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Genova-it-name-x6Va8wjO Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: genovese, genovina, Liguria

Alternative forms

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