džin

See also: dżin

Czech

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʒɪn]
• Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun

1. genie, jinn (an invisible Muslim spirit)
2. genie, jinn (a fictional magical being)

   džin z lahve ― a genie from a bottle

Further reading

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒîn/

Noun

džȉn m (Cyrillic spelling џи̏н)

1. giant, ogre, troll
2. jinn, jinni, genie

Declension

Declension of džin

	singular	plural
nominative	džȉn	džìnovi
genitive	džina	džinova
dative	džinu	džinovima
accusative	džina	džinove
vocative	džine	džinovi
locative	džinu	džinovima
instrumental	džinom	džinovima

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gin, from Dutch genever (“juniper”), from Old French genevre, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒîn/

Noun

džȉn m (Cyrillic spelling џи̏н)

1. gin (alcoholic drink)

Declension

Declension of džin

	singular	plural
nominative	džin	džinovi
genitive	džina	džinova
dative	džinu	džinovima
accusative	džin	džinovi
vocative	džine	džinovi
locative	džinu	džinovima
instrumental	džinom	džinovima

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒin/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Noun

džin m

1. jinn, jinni, genie

Declension

Declension of džin

	singular	plural
nominative	džin	džinovia
genitive	džina	džinov
dative	džinovi	džinom
accusative	džina	džinov
locative	džinovi	džinoch
instrumental	džinom	džinmi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gin, from Dutch genever (“juniper”), from Old French genevre, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”).

Noun

džin m

1. gin (alcoholic drink)

Declension

Declension of džin

	singular	plural
nominative	džin	džiny
genitive	džinu	džinov
dative	džinu	džinom
accusative	džin	džiny
locative	džine	džinoch
instrumental	džinom	džinmi

References

• “džin”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024