Crimean Gothic

Verb

geen

1. to go
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Geen. Ire.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːn
• IPA^(key): /ɣeːn/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): [ɣeɪn], [xeɪn], [χeɪn]
• (Southern) IPA^(key): [ʝeːn], [xeːn]

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch negeen, ne gene, (also as engheen, en geen), from Old Dutch chein, ghein, nehein ‎(“not one; none”). Compare German kein.

Determiner

geen

1. no, not a, not an, not any

   Ik ben geen robot.

   I'm not a robot.

2. none

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *gēn, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz. Compare German jener.

Adjective

geen ‎(not comparable)

1. (archaic) yonder, far

   de gene zijde

   the far side

Inflection

This word, when used at all, is usually preceded by a definite article or a demonstrative. Because of this, the uninflected form is very rare.

Derived terms

• diegene
• datgeen, datgene
• hetgeen, hetgene

Anagrams

• gene, neeg, nege

Wiradhuri

Alternative forms

• gêñ
• gin, gīn
• kīn

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay gii and Ngiyambaa kii.

Noun

geen

1. heart

References

• 1846, Horatio Hale, Ethnography and philology, Vol. VI of Reports of the United States Exploring Expedition, under the command of Charles Wilkes

  kīn or gīn heart

• 1892, James Günther, Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Dialect called the Wirradhuri, in John Fraser (ed.), An Australian Language

  Gin—the heart.

• 1904, R. H. Mathews, The Wiradyuri and other languages of New South Wales, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 34

  Heart .... .... .... gêñ.