τζιν

See also: Τζιν

Greek

FWOTD – 2 April 2021

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡zin/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gin.

Noun

τζιν • (tzin) n (indeclinable)

  1. gin (alcoholic drink)
    • 2006 [2004], Ian Rankin, translated by Alexandra Kontaxaki, Σκελετοί στο κελάρι [Skeletons in the Cellar], Metaichmio Publications, translation of Fleshmarket Close:
      Μπαίνοντας στο μπαρ, ο Κέιτερ της είχε παραγγείλει ένα τζιν τόνικ …
      Baínontas sto bar, o Kéiter tis eíche parangeílei éna tzin tónik …
      On entering the bar, Kate had ordered a gin and tonic …
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from English jean, jeans, from French Gênes.

Adjective

τζιν • (tzin) (indeclinable)

  1. jean, denim (made of that cloth)
    παντελόνι τζινpantelóni tzinjeans (literally, “jean trousers”)
    • 2005, Χρήστος Α. Χωμενίδης [Christos Chomenidis], Το σπίτι και το κελλί [The House and the Cell], page 68:
      Πρώτη φορά τον έβλεπε ο Γκίκας χωρίς κοστούμι, φορούσε παντελόνι τζιν και μαύρο ζιβάγκο …
      Próti forá ton évlepe o Gkíkas chorís kostoúmi, foroúse pantelóni tzin kai mávro zivágko …
      For the first time, Gikas saw him without a suit, wearing jeans and a black turtleneck …

Noun

τζιν • (tzin) n (indeclinable) (τζινς (tzins, ungrammatical plural))

  1. denim (cloth)
  2. jeans

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