gein

See also: géin

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γήινος (gḗinos, “of earth”) from γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Noun

gein (uncountable)

1. (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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, gine

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חן‏ (kheyn, “grace, charm”).

Noun

gein m (uncountable, diminutive geintje n)

1. (informal) fun, pleasure, joke

Derived terms

• geinponem

Anagrams

• enig, neig

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Icelandic

Verb

gein

1. first-person singular past indicative of gína
2. third-person singular past indicative of gína

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Volapük

Noun

gein (plural geins)

1. gin

Declension

declension of gein

	singular	plural
nominative	gein	geins
genitive	geina	geinas
dative	geine	geines
accusative	geini	geinis
predicative	geinu	geinus
vocative	o gein!	o geins!