gennem

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse gegnum, dative of the adjective gegn (“right, fitting”), derived from the preposition gegn (“against”), from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“towards”). Compare also Danish igen, English again, against, German gegen, entgegen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(i)ɡɛnˀəm/, [ɡ̊ɛmˀm̩], [iɡ̊ɛmˀm̩]

Preposition

(i)gennem

1. through (in space, from one side to the other)
2. through (in space, from the outside, through an opening or through a barrier)
3. through, during (in time, from the beginning to the end)
4. by means of, through, by (using as an instrument)

References

• “gennem” in Den Danske Ordbog