gen-
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Old Norse preposition gegn; compare with igen (“again”) and Norwegian Bokmål gjen-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]gen-
- re- (again, anew)
Usage notes
[edit]The prefix may take a verb or a verbal noun.
Derived terms
[edit]Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]gen-
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish gen (“back; against”), from the Old Norse preposition gegn, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Cognate of German gegen and English again. Compare with igen (“again”), Danish gen- and Norwegian Bokmål gjen-.
Prefix
[edit]gen-
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- gen- in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gen- in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gen- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)