different between genever vs jenever

English

Noun

genever (countable and uncountable, plural genevers)

1. Alternative spelling of jenever

Anagrams

• revenge

Dutch

Pronunciation

• (Belgium)

Noun

genever m (plural genevers, diminutive genevertje n)

1. Alternative spelling of jenever

Finnish

Noun

genever

1. jenever, genever, Dutch gin

Declension

Hypernyms

• katajanmarjaviina

English

Alternative forms

• genever

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch jenever (“jenever”), from Dutch jeneverbes (“juniper berry”), from Latin juniperus (“juniper”).

Noun

jenever (countable and uncountable, plural jenevers)

1. A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.

Synonyms

• Dutch gin

Translations

Dutch

Alternative forms

• genever

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jenever, genever, geniver, from Old French genievre (compare French genièvre), via Vulgar Latin from Latin juniperus (“juniper”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /j??ne?v?r/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /???ne?v?r/
• Hyphenation: je?ne?ver
• Rhymes: -e?v?r

Noun

jenever m (plural jenevers, diminutive jenevertje n)

1. jenever
   • 1814, Elias Annes Borger, "De vaderlander".

     Iö den dappren wever! / De vederbos knikt op zijn hoed; / Hij ademt wraak, heeft dorst naar bloed, / En lescht dien met jenever.

Derived terms

• bessenjenever
• graanjenever
• jeneverbes
• jeneverbrander
• jeneverfles
• jeneverkruik
• jeneverkuur
• jeneverneus
• jeneverpaleis
• jeneverstad
• Jeneverstad
• jeneverstoker
• jenevervriend
• vruchtenjenever

Descendants

• ? English: jenever
• ? Indonesian: jenever
• ? Sranan Tongo: yaneyfri