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γεννώ — meaning in English

genno

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English meaning

  • beget verb To father a child, or more broadly, to be the cause or origin of something.
  • birth noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
  • originate verb To come into existence, or to have a particular starting point.
  • whelp noun A young dog, wolf, or similar animal; a pup or cub.

Senses

γεννώ is used for these senses in English:

  • beget To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
  • birth (transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).
  • originate (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]
  • originate (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]
  • whelp (ambitransitive, of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.

birth — full definition

  1. noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
  2. noun The start or origin of something.
  3. verb To give birth to, or to bring something into existence.

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