geneva English · revision 10567

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1706|origins=nl genever|origins=fro genevre|origins=la juniperus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /dʒəˈniː.və/, /dʒɪˈniː.və/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is, altered under the influence of the name of the Swiss city of Geneva, [[bor|nl|genever|t=juniper]] (now jenever),^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) from Old French genevre (modern genièvre),^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from Latin [[m|la|jūniperus|t=juniper]] (see [[juniper]]).^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A spirit distilled from grain and flavoured with juniper berries: 1706.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word was soon shortened to [[gin]].^(Hoad 1986) ''Genevaed'', drunk on geneva, is from 1755.^(OED 1989) The drink is also called Hollands.^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1706 – geneva.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1755 – genevaed, drunk.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A strong Dutch [[gin]] flavoured with [[juniper]] berries, also called Hollands.^(MWU 2024)^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[gin]]

+ * [[juniper]]

+ * [[jenever]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Geneva, the city in Switzerland, is from Latin Genava, perhaps from a root meaning “estuary” or “bend”, after its position;^(Etymonline) it gave its name to the Geneva Conventions and Geneva bands, the clerical bands of the Swiss Calvinists.^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}