geneses
The plural of "genesis" is geneses.
Nouns that end in -is, most of them from Greek, change the ending to -es in the plural.
Meaning: the origin or beginning of something (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with geneses: the geneses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: geneses'.
How do you pronounce it?
genesis is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/.
Did you know?
- Words ending in -is from Greek, such as crisis and thesis, change to -es in the plural: crises, theses. The plural ending is pronounced eez.
Examples in context
- The book traces the geneses of both ideas.Singular: The book traces the genesis of the idea.
- The two projects had very different geneses.Singular: The project had an unusual genesis.
