Definition
Relating to or characteristic of old age or elderly people; showing signs of advanced age.
Etymology
From Greek 'geras' meaning 'old age' combined with the suffix '-ene' indicating a relation or quality. The term evolved in medical and scientific contexts to describe age-related conditions and characteristics.
Kelly Says
The word 'gerasene' comes from the same Greek root as 'geriatric,' but it's much older and appears in biblical contexts—the Gerasenes were people from a region mentioned in the New Testament, showing how ancient medical terminology got mixed with place names.
Translations
ARالعربية
جِرَاسِينِي
ji-ra-si-nee
BNবাংলা
গেরাসেনীয়
ge-ra-se-nee-ee
CACatalà
gerasenc
ge-ra-senk
CSČeština
Gerasén
ge-ra-sen
DADansk
gerasener
ge-ra-se-ner
DEDeutsch
Gerasener
ge-ra-ze-ner
ELΕλληνικά
Γερασηνός
ye-ra-se-nos
ESEspañol
geraseno
her-ah-seh-neh
FISuomi
gerasene
ge-ra-se-ne
FRFrançais
gérasène
ʒe-ʁa-sɛn
GUGU
ગેરાસેને
ge-ra-se-ne
HAHA
Gerasene
ge-ra-se-ne
HIहिन्दी
गेरसिन
ge-ra-sin
HUMagyar
geraseni
ge-ra-se-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang Gerasene
orang ge-ra-se-ne
IGIG
Gerasene
ge-ra-se-ne
ITItaliano
geraseno
zhe-ra-se-neh
JA日本語
ゲラセネ人
gera-se-ne-jin
KO한국어
게라세네 사람
ge-ra-se-ne sa-ram
MSBahasa Melayu
Gerasene
ge-ra-se-ne
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရာစီန
ga-ra-see-n
NLNederlands
Geraseneër
ge-ra-se-ne-er
NONorsk
gerasener
ge-ra-se-ner
PLPolski
Gerasene
ge-ra-se-ne
PTPortuguês
geraseno
ʒe-ra-se-nu
RORomână
gerasene
ge-ra-se-ne
RUРусский
гересенец
ger-e-se-nets
SVSvenska
gerasene
ger-a-se-ne
SWKiswahili
Gerasene
ge-ra-se-ne
TAதமிழ்
கேராசீனர்
ke-ra-see-nar
TEతెలుగు
గేరసేనీ
ge-ra-se-nee
THไทย
ชาวเกอราเซน
chaaw ge-ra-sen
TLTL
Gerasene
ge-ra-se-ne
TRTürkçe
gerasene
ger-a-se-neh
UKУкраїнська
гересенець
he-re-se-nets
URاردو
جرِاسِنی
je-ra-se-nee
VITiếng Việt
người Gerasene
nguoi ge-ra-se-ne
YOYO
Gerasene
ge-ra-se-ne
ZUZU
Gerasene
ge-ra-se-ne