Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genevese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gen-evese
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of Geneva.

adj

Of or pertaining to Geneva; Genevan.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Geneva + -ese. Compare Genevan, Genevian, Genevois.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Geneveses (plural) more Genevese (comparative) most Genevese (superlative)

Questions

What does genevese mean?
A native or inhabitant of Geneva.
Where does genevese come from?
From Geneva + -ese. Compare Genevan, Genevian, Genevois.

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