genoese
/ˌd͡ʒɛnoʊˈiz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.40 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A native or inhabitant of the city of Genoa or surrounding province, Liguria, Italy.
name
The inhabitants of Genoa, collectively.
Example Sentences
- "America. One of the four parts of the world, ſo called from Americus Veſpuſius a Florentine, who with Columbus a Genoeſe, firſt diſcover'd this Country about the yeer 1492 which is moſt aptly called the New world; …."
- "However, John not liking a Partner in the Empire, left Conſtantinople, and retir'd to Tenedos, where he engag'd Francis Cataluze a Genoeſe to aſſiſt him, and with the Fleet under his Command, return'd to the Imperal City, compell'd Contacuzenus to quit the Empire; …"
- "For at preſent the Greateſt, among the Genoeſe, are in part ſubjects to the monarchy of Spain …. The Spaniards tax them very high upon occaſion, and are ſo ſenſible of the advantage this gives them over the republick, that they will not ſuffer a Neapolitan to buy the lands of a Genoeſe, who muſt find a purchaſer among his own countrymen, if he has a mind to ſell."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin Genuabor. Latin Genua Italian Genovader. English Genoa Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Genoese From Genoa + -ese.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌd͡ʒɛnoʊˈiz/
- British English: /ˌd͡ʒɛnəʊˈiːz/