gein

See also: géin

English

Etymology

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• Gien, Nige

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: gein
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

gein m (uncountable, diminutive geintje n)

1. (informal) fun, pleasure, joke

Derived terms

• geinig
• geinponem
• ongein

Anagrams

• enig, neig

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Icelandic

Verb

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

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gegn.

Adjective

gein

1. Alternative form of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gagn.

Noun

gein

1. Alternative form of gayn (“gain, reward, advantage”)

Etymology 3

From Old English ġeġn.

Preposition

gein

1. Alternative form of gain (“against”)

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Volapük

Noun

gein (nominative plural geins)

1. gin

Declension

declension of gein

	singular	plural
nominative	gein	geins
genitive	geina	geinas
dative	geine	geines
accusative	geini	geinis
vocative 1	o gein!	o geins!
predicative 2	geinu	geinus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only