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Webster 1913 Edition

gein

ge′in

(jē′ĭn)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
γῆ
earth.]
(Chem.)
See
Humin
.

Definition 2024

gein

gein

See also: géin

English

Noun

gein ‎(uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) humin

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Etymology

Borrowing from Yiddish חן ‎(kheyn, “grace, charm”).

Noun

gein m ‎(uncountable, diminutive geintje n)

  1. (informal) fun, pleasure, joke

Derived terms

  • geinponem

Anagrams

Icelandic

Verb

gein

  1. first-person singular past indicative of gína
  2. third-person singular past indicative of gína

Volapük

Noun

gein ‎(plural geins)

  1. gin

Declension

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γήινος ‎(gḗinos, “of earth”) from γῆ ‎(gê, “earth”).

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