geen
See also: -geen
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- gen (obsolete)
- g'n
Etymology
From Dutch geen, from Middle Dutch negeen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /χɪə̯n/
Determiner
geen
- no, not a, not an, not any
Basque
Noun
geen
- genitive plural of ge
Crimean Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gāną.
Verb
geen
- to go
- 1589, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, letter
- Geen. Ire.
- 1589, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, letter
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣeːn/
- (Northern) IPA(key): [ɣeɪn], [xeɪn], [χeɪn]
- (Southern) IPA(key): [ʝeːn], [xeːn]
Audio (NL) (file) - Hyphenation: geen
- Rhymes: -eːn
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch negeen, ne gene, (also as engheen, en geen), from Old Dutch chein, ghein, nehein (“not one; none”), ultimately corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nehw ainaz (“nor one”). Compare German kein, English none.
Determiner
geen
- no, not a, not an, not any
- Ik ben geen robot.
- I'm not a robot.
- none
Derived terms
- geen van alle
Descendants
- Afrikaans: geen
- Javindo: heen
- Jersey Dutch: xeîn, xîn
- Negerhollands: geen
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch gene, from Old Dutch *gēn, from Proto-West Germanic *jain, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz. Compare German jener.
Adjective
geen (not comparable)
- (archaic except in set phrases) yonder, yon, far
- de gene zijde ― the far side
- deze en gene ― some people (lit., "this and that [person]")
Inflection
This word, when used at all, is usually preceded by a definite article or a demonstrative. Because of this, the uninflected form is very rare.
| Inflection of geen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | geen | |||
| inflected | gene | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | ||||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | gene | ||
| n. sing. | geen | |||
| plural | gene | |||
| definite | gene | |||
| partitive | ||||
Derived terms
- diegene
- datgeen, datgene
- hetgeen, hetgene
Anagrams
- gene, neeg, nege
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeːn/, [ˈɡe̞ːn]
- Rhymes: -eːn
- Syllabification(key): geen
Noun
geen
- genitive singular of gee
Wiradhuri
Alternative forms
- gêñ
- gin, gīn
- kīn
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *gīñ, cognate with Gamilaraay gii and Ngiyambaa kii.
Noun
geen
- heart
References
- 1846, Horatio Hale, Ethnography and philology, Vol. VI of Reports of the United States Exploring Expedition, under the command of Charles Wilkes
- kīn or gīn heart
- 1892, James Günther, Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Dialect called the Wirradhuri, in John Fraser (ed.), An Australian Language
- Gin—the heart.
- 1904, R. H. Mathews, The Wiradyuri and other languages of New South Wales, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 34
- Heart .... .... .... gêñ.