[ˈɡɛ.nu.a], [ˈd͡ʒɛː.nu.a]
OriginProbably 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.
- declension-1, feminine, singularGenoa (the capital city of the modern Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, in modern Italy)
- declension-1, feminine, singularGenoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, in modern Italy)
- accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, vocativenominative/accusative/vocative plural of genū̆
FormsGenuae(genitive) · Genua(nominative, singular) · Genuae(genitive, singular) · Genuae(dative, singular) · Genuam(accusative, singular) · Genuā(ablative, singular) · Genua(singular, vocative) · Genuae(locative, singular)