Meanings
genesis1
noungenesis (plural geneses)
plural geneses
- The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
Some point to the creation of Magna Carta as the genesis of English common law.
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The genesis of the Chinese bronze mirror can be traced far back into the Chou dynasty. Some pieces that may possibly date from the eighth century b.c., but certainly predate the year 655 b.c., were unearthed in 1956–1957 at Shang-ts’ung-ling near San-men-hsia in western Honan Province.
1980, Helmut Brinker, Eberhard Fischer, Treasures from the Rietberg Museum, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 91
Genesis2
proper noun
- biblicalThe first book in the Hebrew Bible.
The Book of Genesis names Noah as the first winegrower. After rescuing humans and animals during the Great Flood he is said to have planted the first vines on Earth.
2020 August 2, “Faith Matters - The Cup and the Covenant - Wine and Catholicism”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2023, ReligionSynonyms: Gen.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe first book in the Hebrew Bible.
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Origin
genesis · noun
- Ancient Greekγένεσις“origin, source, beginning”
- Latingenesis“generation, nativity”
- Englishgenesis
Borrowed from Latin genesis (“generation, nativity”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source, beginning”). Related to Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be produced, become, be”). Doublet of kind, gens, and jati.
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Full word history & related roots →Genesis · proper noun
- Ancient Greekγένεσις“creation, beginning, origin”
- EnglishGenesis
From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, beginning, origin”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Genesis
- Genesisbook of the Bible
Ancient Greek Γένεσις
- Γένεσις (Génesis)book of the Bible
Arabic تَكْوِين, التَّكْوِين
- تَكْوِين (takwīn)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- التَّكْوِين (at-takwīn)book of the Bible
- سِفْرُ اَلتَّكْوِين (sifru t-takwīn)book of the Bible
- سِفْرُ الخَلِيقَة (sifru l-ḵalīqa)book of the Bible
Basque Hasiera
- Hasierabook of the Bible
Bengali ইবতিদা, পয়দায়েশ
- ইবতিদা (ibtida)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- পয়দায়েশ (poẏdaẏeś)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- আগাজ (agaz)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- আদিপুস্তক (adipustok)book of the Bible
Brazilian Portuguese gênese, Gênesis
- gênesethe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Gênesisbook of the Bible
Bulgarian произход, Битие
- произход (proizhod)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Битие (Bitie)book of the Bible
Catalan gènesi, Gènesi
- gènesithe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Gènesibook of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese 創世記 /创世记, 創世紀 /创世纪
- 創世記 /创世记 (cong³ sai³ gei³)book of the Bible
- 創世紀 /创世纪 (cong³ sai³ gei²)book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 創始 /创始, 起源
- 創始 /创始 (chuàngshǐ)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- 起源 (qǐyuán)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- 開端 /开端 (kāiduān)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- 創世記 /创世记 (Chuàngshìjì)book of the Bible
- 創世紀 /创世纪 (Chuàngshìjì)book of the Bible
Czech Genesis
- Genesisbook of the Bible
Danish tilblivelse, genese
- tilblivelsethe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- genesethe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Første Mosebogbook of the Bible
Dutch genese, oorsprong
- genesethe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- oorsprongthe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- wordingthe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Genesisbook of the Bible
Esperanto Genezo
- Genezobook of the Bible
Estonian 1. Moosese raamat
- 1. Moosese raamatbook of the Bible
European Portuguese génese, Génesis
- génesethe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Génesisbook of the Bible
Finnish alku, 1. Mooseksen kirja
- alkuthe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- 1. Mooseksen kirjabook of the Bible
French genèse, Genèse
- genèsethe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Genèsebook of the Bible
German Genese, Genesis
- Genesethe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Genesisthe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Genesisbook of the Bible
- 1. Buch Mose (das erste Buch Mose)book of the Bible
Greek Γένεση
- Γένεση (Génesi)book of the Bible
Hawaiian Kinohi
- Kinohibook of the Bible
Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית
- בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reshít)book of the Bible
Hindi उत्पत्ति
- उत्पत्ति (utpatti)book of the Bible
Hungarian Mózes első könyve
- Mózes első könyvebook of the Bible
Icelandic (Fyrsta Mósebók) 1. Mósebók
- (Fyrsta Mósebók) 1. Mósebókbook of the Bible
Indonesian Kitab Kejadian, Kejadian
- Kitab Kejadianbook of the Bible
- Kejadianbook of the Bible
- Genesisbook of the Bible
Irish Leabhar Gheineasas, Geineasas
- Leabhar Gheineasasbook of the Bible
- Geineasasbook of the Bible
Italian Genesi
- Genesibook of the Bible
Japanese 起源, 創世期
- 起源 (kigen)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- 創世期 (sōseiki)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- 創世記 (sōseiki)book of the Bible
Korean 창세기
- 창세기 (changsegi)book of the Bible
Latin Liber Genesis
- Liber Genesisbook of the Bible
Latvian Radīšanas grāmata, Pirmā Mozus grāmata
- Radīšanas grāmatabook of the Bible
- Pirmā Mozus grāmatabook of the Bible
Lithuanian Pradžios knyga
- Pradžios knygabook of the Bible
Malay Kejadian
- Kejadianbook of the Bible
Māori Kenehi
- Kenehibook of the Bible
Norwegian Første Mosebok
- Første Mosebokbook of the Bible
Norwegian Bokmål tilblivelse, genese
- tilblivelsethe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- genesethe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
Persian بوش, پیدایش
- بوش (baveš, boveš)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- پیدایش (peydâyeš)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- پیدایش (peydâyeš)book of the Bible
Polish geneza, początek
- genezathe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- początekthe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- powstaniethe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Genesisbook of the Bible
- Księga Rodzajubook of the Bible
Punjabi ਉਤਪਤ, پیدائش
- ਉਤਪਤ (utapat)book of the Bible
- پیدائش (pedā'iś)book of the Bible
Romanian Geneza, Facerea
- Genezabook of the Bible
- Facereabook of the Bible
Russian происхожде́ние, возникнове́ние
- происхожде́ние (proisxoždénije)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- возникнове́ние (vozniknovénije)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- генезис (genɛ́zis)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Кни́га Бытия́ (Kníga Bytijá)book of the Bible
- Бытие́ (Bytijé)book of the Bible
- пе́рвая кни́га Моисе́я (pérvaja kníga Moiséja)book of the Bible
Scottish Gaelic Genesis
- Genesisbook of the Bible
Slovak Genesis
- Genesisbook of the Bible
Spanish génesis, el Génesis
- génesisthe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- el Génesisbook of the Bible
Swahili Mwanzo
- Mwanzobook of the Bible
Swedish uppkomst, tillblivelse
- uppkomstthe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- tillblivelsethe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Första Mosebokenbook of the Bible
- Genesisbook of the Bible
Tagalog Samula, Henesis
- Samulabook of the Bible
- Henesisbook of the Bible
Tamil தோற்றம், பிறப்பு
- தோற்றம் (tōṟṟam)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- பிறப்பு (piṟappu)the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- ஆதியாகமம் (ātiyākamam)book of the Bible
Thai ปฐมกาล
- ปฐมกาลbook of the Bible
Turkish yaratılış, ülkü
- yaratılışthe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- ülküthe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being
- Yaratılış Kitabıbook of the Bible
Ukrainian Кни́га Буття́, Буття́
- Кни́га Буття́ (Knýha Buttjá)book of the Bible
- Буття́ (Buttjá)book of the Bible
Urdu پیدائش, کِتابِ پیدائش
- پیدائش (pedā'iś)book of the Bible
- کِتابِ پیدائش (kitāb-e pedā'iś)book of the Bible
Vietnamese Sách Sáng thế, Sáng thế ký
- Sách Sáng thếbook of the Bible
- Sáng thế kýbook of the Bible
- Sáng thế kíbook of the Bible
Welsh Genesis
- Genesisbook of the Bible
Yiddish בראשית
- בראשית (breyshes)book of the Bible
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with genesis
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
genesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genesis
MLA
“genesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genesis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genesis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genesis.
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