LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

genea

genea f (genitive geneae)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininegeneration
  2. Late Latinfemininerace, descent
  3. Late Latinfeminineclan

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegeneageneae
genitivegeneaegeneārum
dativegeneaegeneīs
accusativegeneamgeneās
ablativegeneāgeneīs
vocativegeneageneae

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá). Doublet of genus.

Italo-Romance
  • Italiangenia
  • unknownjanìafrom Sicilian jinìa
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Ladingiania
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianznèja
Gallo-Romance
  • Cauchoisgenêyefrom Norman genée
  • Jersey Normangenâiefrom Norman genée
Borrowings
  • Albaniangjini
Elsewhere
  • Franco-Provençalgenòriafrom Vulgar Latin *genoria
  • Franco-Provençalgenôriafrom Vulgar Latin *genoria
  • Piedmontesegeneuirafrom Vulgar Latin *genoria
  • Provençalgenòriafrom Vulgar Latin *genoria

Quick answers

What does genea mean in Latin?
genea, a noun, means “generation; race, descent; clan”.
What is the genitive of genea?
The genitive singular is geneae. genea is feminine, first declension.