Geneva

Geneva

(Engels)

Frekwensie

C1
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/d͡ʒəˈniːvə/
Etimologie (Engels)

Mentioned in Latin texts as Genava. Probably via a Proto-Celtic *genwā from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a derivative of *ǵónu in the sense of a bending river or estuary, possibly akin to Genoa.

Related words

Geneve

Genf

canton of Geneva

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