géint

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See also: geint

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

With paragogic -t (as in several prepositions) from Middle High German gegen, from Old High German gagan, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Cognate with German gegen, Icelandic gegn, Dutch tegen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡei̯nt/, [ɡɜɪ̯nt]

Preposition[edit]

géint

  1. against
  2. about (a certain time)
  3. compared to, compared with

Derived terms[edit]