džin

See also: dżin

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʒɪn]
  • Hyphenation: džin
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Noun

džin m anim

  1. genie, jinn (an invisible Muslim spirit)
  2. genie, jinn (a fictional magical being)
    džin z lahvea genie from a bottle
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gin.

Noun

džin m inan

  1. Alternative form of gin
Declension

Further reading

  • džin in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • džin in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒîn/

Noun

džȉn m (Cyrillic spelling џи̏н)

  1. giant, ogre, troll
  2. jinn, jinni, genie
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gin, from Dutch genever (juniper), from Old French genevre, from Latin iūniperus (juniper).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒîn/

Noun

džȉn m (Cyrillic spelling џи̏н)

  1. gin (alcoholic drink)
Declension

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒin]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Noun

džin m anim (genitive singular džina, nominative plural džinovia, genitive plural džinov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. jinn, jinni, genie
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gin, from Dutch genever (juniper), from Old French genevre, from Latin iūniperus (juniper).

Noun

džin m inan (genitive singular džinu, nominative plural džiny, genitive plural džinov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. gin (alcoholic drink)
Declension

References

  • džin”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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