Genesis

//ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs//

Synonyms for "genesis" (108 found)

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187 translations across 112 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Albanian

3 entries
  • Zanafilla name (book of the Bible)
  • nisja noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • zanafillë noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Amharic

1 entries
  • ኦሪት ዘፍጥረት name (book of the Bible)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • Γένεσις name (book of the Bible)

Arabic

4 entries
  • التَّكْوِين name (book of the Bible)
  • سِفْرُ الخَلِيقَة name (book of the Bible)
  • سِفْرُ اَلتَّكْوِين name (book of the Bible)
  • تَكْوِين noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Armenian

1 entries
  • Ծննդոց name (book of the Bible)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

2 entries
  • ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ name (book of the Bible)
  • ܣܸܦܪܵܐ ܕܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ name (book of the Bible)

Asturian

1 entries
  • Xénesis name (book of the Bible)

Basque

1 entries
  • Hasiera name (book of the Bible)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • Быццё name (book of the Bible)
  • Кні́га Быцця́ name (book of the Bible)

Bengali

4 entries
  • আদিপুস্তক name (book of the Bible)
  • আগাজ noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • ইবতিদা noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • পয়দায়েশ noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Brazilian Portuguese

2 entries
  • Gênesis name (book of the Bible)
  • gênese noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Breton

1 entries
  • Geneliezh name (book of the Bible)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • Битие name (book of the Bible)
  • произход noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Catalan

2 entries
  • Gènesi name (book of the Bible)
  • gènesi noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • Henesis name (book of the Bible)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • پەیدابوون name (book of the Bible)

Chinese

2 entries
  • 創世紀 /创世纪 name (book of the Bible)
  • 創世記 /创世记 name (book of the Bible)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 創世紀 /创世纪 name (book of the Bible)
  • 創世記 /创世记 name (book of the Bible)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 創世紀 /创世纪 name (book of the Bible)
  • 創世記 /创世记 name (book of the Bible)
  • 創始 /创始 noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • 起源 noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Corsican

1 entries
  • Gènesi name (book of the Bible)

Czech

1 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Danish

3 entries
  • Første Mosebog name (book of the Bible)
  • genese noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • tilblivelse noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Dutch

4 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)
  • genese noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • oorsprong noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • wording noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • 創世記 /创世记 name (book of the Bible)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • Genezo name (book of the Bible)

Estonian

1 entries
  • 1. Moosese raamat name (book of the Bible)

European Portuguese

2 entries
  • Génesis name (book of the Bible)
  • génese noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Faroese

1 entries
  • Fyrsta Mósebók name (book of the Bible)

Fijian

1 entries
  • Vakatekivu name (book of the Bible)

Finnish

2 entries
  • 1. Mooseksen kirja name (book of the Bible)
  • alku noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

French

2 entries
  • Genèse name (book of the Bible)
  • genèse noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Galician

2 entries
  • Xénese name (book of the Bible)
  • xénese noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Georgian

4 entries
  • დაბადებისა name (book of the Bible)
  • გენეზისი noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • დასაწყისი noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • წარმოშობა noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

German

4 entries
  • 1. Buch Mose (das erste Buch Mose) name (book of the Bible)
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)
  • Genese noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • Genesis noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Greek

1 entries
  • Γένεση name (book of the Bible)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • 1 Mosesi name (book of the Bible)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • ઉત્પત્તિ name (book of the Bible)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries
  • 創世記 /创世记 name (book of the Bible)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • Kinohi name (book of the Bible)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • בְּרֵאשִׁית name (book of the Bible)

Hindi

1 entries
  • उत्पत्ति name (book of the Bible)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • Mózes első könyve name (book of the Bible)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • (Fyrsta Mósebók) 1. Mósebók name (book of the Bible)

Ido

1 entries
  • Genezo name (book of the Bible)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)
  • Kejadian name (book of the Bible)
  • Kitab Kejadian name (book of the Bible)

Irish

2 entries
  • Geineasas name (book of the Bible)
  • Leabhar Gheineasas name (book of the Bible)

Isoko

1 entries
  • Emuhọ name (book of the Bible)

Italian

1 entries
  • Genesi name (book of the Bible)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 創世記 name (book of the Bible)
  • 創世期 noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • 起源 noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Jarai

1 entries
  • Čơdơ̆ng Phŭn name (book of the Bible)

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಆದಿಕಾಂಡ name (book of the Bible)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • Жаратылыстың басталуы name (book of the Bible)

Khmer

1 entries
  • លោកុប្បត្តិ name (book of the Bible)

Konkani

1 entries
  • उत्पती चें पुस्तक or Utpoti chem Pustok name (book of the Bible)

Korean

1 entries
  • 창세기 name (book of the Bible)

Lao

1 entries
  • ປະຖົມມະການ name (book of the Bible)

Latin

1 entries
  • Liber Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Latvian

2 entries
  • Pirmā Mozus grāmata name (book of the Bible)
  • Radīšanas grāmata name (book of the Bible)

Lavukaleve

1 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Limburgish

1 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • Pradžios knyga name (book of the Bible)

Lutuv

1 entries
  • Sahruothuna name (book of the Bible)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • Би́тие name (book of the Bible)

Makonde

1 entries
  • Ntandiliko name (book of the Bible)

Malay

1 entries
  • Kejadian name (book of the Bible)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • ഉല്പത്തിപ്പുസ്തകം name (book of the Bible)
  • ഉല്പത്തി noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Maltese

1 entries
  • Ktieb il-Ġenesi name (book of the Bible)

Manx

1 entries
  • lioar Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Marathi

1 entries
  • उत्पत्ति name (book of the Bible)

Mirandese

1 entries
  • Génesis name (book of the Bible)

Māori

1 entries
  • Kenehi name (book of the Bible)

Neapolitan

1 entries
  • Genesi name (book of the Bible)

Nepali

1 entries
  • उत्पत्ति name (book of the Bible)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • Mwanɗo name (book of the Bible)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • Første Mosebok name (book of the Bible)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • genese noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • tilblivelse noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • genese noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • tilbliing noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • tilverting noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Nyamwanga

1 entries
  • Intaliko name (book of the Bible)

Odia

1 entries
  • ଆଦିପୁସ୍ତକ name (book of the Bible)

Persian

3 entries
  • پیدایش name (book of the Bible)
  • بوش noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • پیدایش noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Aunfank noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • Häakunft noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Polish

4 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)
  • Księga Rodzaju name (book of the Bible)
  • geneza noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • początek noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Punjabi

2 entries
  • پیدائش name (book of the Bible)
  • ਉਤਪਤ name (book of the Bible)

Romanian

2 entries
  • Facerea name (book of the Bible)
  • Geneza name (book of the Bible)

Russian

4 entries
  • Бытие́ name (book of the Bible)
  • Кни́га Бытия́ name (book of the Bible)
  • пе́рвая кни́га Моисе́я name (book of the Bible)
  • возникнове́ние noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • उत्पाद noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Scots

1 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • Knjiga Postanka name (book of the Bible)
  • geneza noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • postanak noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • генеза noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • උත්පත්ති name (book of the Bible)

Slovak

1 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Slovene

1 entries
  • Geneza name (book of the Bible)

Spanish

2 entries
  • el Génesis name (book of the Bible)
  • génesis noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Swahili

1 entries
  • Mwanzo name (book of the Bible)

Swedish

4 entries
  • Första Moseboken name (book of the Bible)
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)
  • tillblivelse noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • uppkomst noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • Henesis name (book of the Bible)
  • Samula name (book of the Bible)

Tajik

1 entries
  • Хуруҷ name (book of the Bible)

Tamil

3 entries
  • ஆதியாகமம் name (book of the Bible)
  • தோற்றம் noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • பிறப்பு noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Telugu

1 entries
  • ఆదికాండము name (book of the Bible)

Thai

1 entries
  • ปฐมกาล name (book of the Bible)

Tumbuka

1 entries
  • Mutendeko name (book of the Bible)

Turkish

3 entries
  • Yaratılış Kitabı name (book of the Bible)
  • yaratılış noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)
  • ülkü noun (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • Буття́ name (book of the Bible)
  • Кни́га Буття́ name (book of the Bible)

Urdu

2 entries
  • پیدائش name (book of the Bible)
  • کِتابِ پیدائش name (book of the Bible)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • Ibtido name (book of the Bible)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • Sách Sáng thế name (book of the Bible)
  • Sáng thế kí name (book of the Bible)
  • Sáng thế ký name (book of the Bible)

Waray-Waray

1 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Welsh

1 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • בראשית name (book of the Bible)

Zealandic

1 entries
  • Genesis name (book of the Bible)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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Not all are called to be artists in the specific sense of the term. Yet, as Genesis has it, all men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life: in a certain sense, they are to make of it a work of art, a masterpiece.

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The genesis of that idea can be traced back to a casual conversation a decade earlier.

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How would it be possible to account for the genesis of structures if we are always already within a structure?

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They ended the broadcast with the crew taking turns reading from the book of Genesis.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.