gineta

Portuguese

Gineta (Genetta genetta)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒiˈne.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -etɐ
• Hyphenation: gi‧ne‧ta

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Maybe from Spanish jineta or from Arabic.

Noun

gineta f (plural ginetas)

1. common genet (Genetta genetta)

Etymology 2

Alteration of ginete, from Arabic زَنَاتِيّ (zanātiyy).

Noun

gineta f (plural ginetas)

1. (equestrianism) short stirrup riding

Further reading

• “gineta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “gineta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Maybe borrowed from Old Occitan geneta, and that from Old Occitan jana. Related with the Sardinian jana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xiˈneta/ [xiˈne.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: gi‧ne‧ta

Noun

gineta f (plural ginetas)

1. Alternative form of jineta (the mammal)

Further reading

• “gineta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10