Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genet

/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: genet
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A group of genetically identical individuals (plants, fungi, bacteria etc.) that have grown in a given location, all originating from asexual reproduction of a single ancestor; a group of ramets.

noun

A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.

name

A surname from French.

Example Sentences

"Because we come to do you service and you think we are ruffians, you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse. You’ll have your nephews neigh to you. You’ll have coursers for cousins and gennets for germans."

Etymology

From Middle English genet, ionet, from Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: genet, genette
Suffix: gene

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/
British English: /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

genets (plural)

Phrases

Abyssinian genet Angolan genet aquatic genet Bourlon's genet Cape genet common genet Ethiopian genet European genet

Frequently Paired Words

ortet ramet

Synonyms

genetta genetta

Homonyms

jennet

Rhymes With

bennet dennett sennett stennett jennett senate tenet rennet jennet

Questions

How do you pronounce genet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/.
What does genet mean?: Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
Where does genet come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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