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ген

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Carpathian Rusyn

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Adverb

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ген (hen)

  1. there
    Нїґда єм ген не быв.
    Njigda jem hen ne bŷv.
    I have never been there.
  2. thither

Synonyms

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Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic گەن
Cyrillic ген
Latin gen
Kazakh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia kk

Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian ген (gen), from Danish gen, from German Gen, from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá, generation, descent).

Noun

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ген (gen)

  1. (biology) gene

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Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡɛn]
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Noun

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ген (genm (relational adjective генетски)

  1. gene

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Russian

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Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ген (genm inan (genitive ге́на, nominative plural ге́ны, genitive plural ге́нов, relational adjective ге́нный)

  1. (genetics) gene (unit of heredity)

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: գեն (gen)
  • Kazakh: ген (gen)

Ukrainian

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Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Polish hen, from Proto-Slavic (possibly *һеnъ, *heno[1] or *eno[2]).

Adverb

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ген (hen)

  1. (colloquial) far away, over yonder
    Synonyms: дале́ко (daléko), он (on), он там (on tam)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German Gen, coined by Danish scientist Wilhelm Johannsen in 1909, from Ancient Greek γένος (génos).

Noun

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ген (henm inan (genitive ге́на, nominative plural ге́ни, genitive plural ге́нів, relational adjective ге́нний)

  1. (genetics) gene (unit of heredity)
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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ген”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  2. ^ hen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN

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