Definition
An alternative spelling of genet; a small cat-like carnivorous mammal with a spotted coat.
Etymology
Variant French spelling of 'genette' (from Arabic 'janah'), showing linguistic variation in how the animal's name was transliterated into European languages.
Kelly Says
Different spellings of genette (genet, genette) across English, French, and other languages show how animal names evolved differently in each language during the Age of Exploration.
Translations
ARالعربية
جينييت
dʒiːniːːt
CSČeština
genetta
dʒɛ-net-a
DEDeutsch
Genette
ʒə-net-ə
ELΕλληνικά
γενετέ
ye-ne-te
ESEspañol
genetta
hen-eh-tah
FISuomi
genetti
dʒɛ-net-ti
FRFrançais
genette
ʒə-nɛt
HUMagyar
genetta
dʒɛ-net-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
genet
dʒe-net
ITItaliano
genetta
dʒɛ-net-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
genet
dʒe-net
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျင်းနက်
dʒin-net
NLNederlands
genet
dʒə-net
PLPolski
genetta
dʒɛ-net-a
PTPortuguês
geneta
ʒə-neh-tah
RUРусский
генетта
gen-et-ta
SWKiswahili
genet
dʒe-net
UKУкраїнська
генетта
gen-et-ta
VITiếng Việt
genette
dʒe-net