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

1. no, not a, not an, not any

Basque

Noun

geen

1. genitive plural of ge

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gāną.

Verb

geen

1. to go
   • 1589, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, letter

     Geen. Ire.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣeːn/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): [ɣeɪn], [xeɪn], [χeɪn]
• (Southern) IPA^(key): [ʝeːn], [xeːn]

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• 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

1. no, not a, not an, not any

   Ik ben geen robot.

   I'm not a robot.

2. 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)

1. (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

1. 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

1. 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.