gein
See also: géin
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek γήινος (gḗinos, “of earth”) from γῆ (gê, “earth”).
Noun
gein (uncountable)
- (chemistry) humin
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for gein in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- Gien, NigE, Nige
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish חן (kheyn, “grace, charm”), from Hebrew חֵן.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣɛi̯n/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gein
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
- Homophone: gijn
Noun
gein m (uncountable, diminutive geintje n)
- (informal) fun, pleasure, joke
Derived terms
- geinig
- geinponem
- ongein
Anagrams
- enig, neig
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡei̯n/, [ˈɡe̞i̯n]
- Rhymes: -ein
- Syllabification(key): gein
Noun
gein
- instructive plural of gee
Anagrams
- Inge
Icelandic
Verb
gein
- first-person singular past indicative of gína
- third-person singular past indicative of gína
Middle English
Adjective
gein
- Alternative form of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”)
Noun
gein
- Alternative form of gayn (“gain, reward, advantage”)
Preposition
gein
- Alternative form of gain (“against”)
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *genan, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʲenʲ/
Noun
gein n (genitive gene, nominative plural gene)
- verbal noun of gainithir
- birth
- (Christianity) the Nativity
- someone who was born
Inflection
| Neuter n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | geinN | geinN | geinenL |
| Vocative | geinN | geinN | geinenL |
| Accusative | geinN | geinN | geinenL |
| Genitive | geine | geinenN | geinenN |
| Dative | geinimL | geinenaib | geinenaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- aithgin
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| gein | gein pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ | ngein |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*gan-yo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 150-151
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gein”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Verb
gein
- first/third-person singular past active indicative of gína
Volapük
Noun
gein (nominative plural geins)
- gin
Declension
declension of gein
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gein | geins |
| genitive | geina | geinas |
| dative | geine | geines |
| accusative | geini | geinis |
| vocative 1 | o gein! | o geins! |
| predicative 2 | geinu | geinus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only