"Genua" meaning in Latin

See Genua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡe.nu.a/ [Classical], [ˈɡɛnuä] [Classical], /ˈd͡ʒe.nu.a/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈd͡ʒɛːnuä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|la|xlg|-}} Ancient Ligurian, {{der|la|ine-pro|*ǵénw-eh₂||knee}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), {{m|ine-pro|*ǵónu}} *ǵónu, {{m|en|Geneva}} Geneva Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Genua<1.loc>}} Genua f sg (genitive Genuae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Genua<1.loc>}} Forms: Genuae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Genua [nominative, singular], Genuae [genitive, singular], Genuae [dative, singular], Genuam [accusative, singular], Genuā [ablative, singular], Genua [singular, vocative], Genuae [locative, singular]
  1. Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, in modern Italy) Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): Cities in Italy, Cities in Liguria, Places in Italy, Places in Liguria, Regional capitals of Italy
    Sense id: en-Genua-la-name-BFsFG9-3 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 50 50
  2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, in modern Italy) Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): Places in Italy, Places in Liguria
    Sense id: en-Genua-la-name-jF7zukIX Categories (other): Metropolitan cities of Italy, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 50 50

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒe.nu.a/",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡe.nu.a/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡɛnuä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒe.nu.a/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒɛːnuä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Genua"
}

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