gezellin
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gesellinne. Equivalent to gezel (“companion”) + -in (“suffix indicating femininity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˌzɛˈlɪn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ge‧zel‧lin
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun
gezellin f (plural gezellinnen, diminutive gezellinnetje n)
- female companion
- girlfriend, female partner in a relationship
Derived terms
- levensgezellin
Descendants
- Afrikaans: gesellin