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Gerasene

Syllables: Ger·a·seneUK/ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/

Gerasene adjective: of, from or relating to Gerasa.

Adjective

Gerasene

  1. (historical) Of, from or relating to Gerasa

Noun

Gerasene (plural Gerasenes)

  1. (historical) A native or inhabitant of Gerasa
    • And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 8:28

Gerasene meaning in Hindi

Gerasene in Hindi

of, from or relating to Gerasa
गिरासेनी girāsenī
native or inhabitant of Gerasa
गिरासेनी girāsenī

Forms of Gerasene

Adjective
alternative formGergesene
Noun
pluralGerasenes

Origin of Gerasene

From the Late Latin Gerasēnus, Gergesēnus, from the Ancient Greek Γερασηνός (Gerasēnós), Γεργεσηνός (Gergesēnós), from Γέρασα (Gérasa), Γέργεσα (Gérgesa). By surface analysis, Gerasa + -ene.

Questions about Gerasene

What does Gerasene mean?
Gerasene means of, from or relating to Gerasa.
What is Gerasene in Hindi?
Gerasene in Hindi is गिरासेनी (girāsenī). See Gerasene meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Gerasene?
Gerasene can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Gerasene?
Gerasene is pronounced /ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/ (UK).

Words near Gerasene in the dictionary

  1. Gerardis
  2. Geras
  3. Gerasa
  4. gerascophobia
  5. Gerasena
  6. Gerasene
  7. Gerasenes
  8. Gerasim
  9. Gerasimov
  10. gerasimovskite
  11. geratologic

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