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gink
English
Etymology
Unknown but possibly from similar senses of kink or geck. Cf. geek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???k/
Noun
gink (plural ginks)
- (originally US slang) A guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 23:
- Adrian felt that it was he who had brought Tom into notice and popularity, that Tom was his own special creation. The silent spotty gink of the first year had been transformed into someone admired and imitated and Adrian wasn't sure how much he liked it.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 23:
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:person, Thesaurus:man, Thesaurus:friend; Thesaurus:dork, Thesaurus:fool
References
- “gink, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2017
Anagrams
- King, king
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gin
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of geneva, alteration of Dutch genever (“juniper”) from Old French genevre (French genièvre), from Latin i?niperus (“juniper”). Hence gin rummy (first attested 1941).
Pronunciation
- enPR: j?n, IPA(key): /d??n/
- Rhymes: -?n
- Homophone: djinn
Noun
gin (countable and uncountable, plural gins)
- A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
- (uncountable) Gin rummy.
- (poker) Drawing the best card or combination of cards.
Derived terms
- bathtub gin
- gin joint
- gin pennant
- sloe gin
Related terms
- genever
- juniper
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “gin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- gin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Etymology 2
Aphetism of Old French engin (“engine”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: j?n, IPA(key): /d??n/
- Rhymes: -?n
- Homophone: djinn
Noun
gin (plural gins)
- (obsolete) A trick; a device or instrument.
- (obsolete) Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- A snare or trap for game.
- A machine for raising or moving heavy objects, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc.
- (mining) A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.
- A pile driver.
- A windpump.
- A cotton gin.
- An instrument of torture worked with screws.
Translations
Related terms
- (cotton gin): ginner, ginnery
Verb
gin (third-person singular simple present gins, present participle ginning, simple past and past participle ginned)
- (transitive) To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.
- (transitive) To trap something in a gin.
Derived terms
- gin up
Descendants
- ? Italian: ginnare
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English ginnen (“to begin”), contraction of beginnen, from Old English beginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnan?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n/
Verb
gin (third-person singular simple present gins, present participle ginning, simple past gan, past participle gun)
- (archaic) To begin.
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Dharug dyin (“woman”), but having acquired a derogatory tone.
Pronunciation
- enPR: j?n, IPA(key): /d??n/
- Rhymes: -?n
- Homophone: djinn
Noun
gin (plural gins)
- (Australia, now considered offensive) An Aboriginal woman.
- 1869, Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1, page 273,
- His next shot was discharged amongst the mob, and most unfortunately wounded the gin already mentioned ; who, with a child fastened to her back, slid down the bank, and lay, apparently dying, with her legs in the water.
- 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XXI, [1]
- From my position I could see the gins pointing back, and as the men turned they looked for a moment and then made a wild rush for the entrance.
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter XXI, p. 353, [2]
- How they must have laughed about the strutting of her whose mother was a wanton and aunt a gin!
- 1988, Tom Cole, Hell West and Crooked, Angus & Robertson, 1995, p.179,
- Dad said Shoesmith and Thompson had made one error that cost them their lives by letting the gins into the camp, and the blacks speared them all.
- 2008, Bill Marsh, Jack Goldsmith, Goldie: Adventures in a Vanishing Australia, unnumbered page,
- But there was this gin there, see, what they called a kitchen girl.
- 1869, Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1, page 273,
Related terms
- blackgin
Synonyms
- lubra
Derived terms
References
Etymology 5
Cognate to Scots gin (“if”): perhaps from gi(v)en, or a compound in which the first element is from Old English ?if (English if) and the second is cognate to English an (“if”) (compare iffen), or perhaps from again.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n/
Conjunction
gin
- (chiefly Southern US, Appalachia, Scotland) If.
References
Anagrams
- -ing, -ïng, GNI, IGN, NGI, ing, nig
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English gin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?in/
- Homophones: djinn, jean
Noun
gin m (plural gins)
- gin
Further reading
- “gin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gainithir (“is born”), from Proto-Celtic *ganyetor (compare Welsh geni (“be born, bear”)) from Proto-Indo-European *?enh?- (compare English kin, Latin gign? (“beget, bear”), Ancient Greek ???????? (gígnomai, “become”), Sanskrit ???? (janati, “beget”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???n?/
Noun
gin f (genitive singular gine, nominative plural ginte)
- begetting, birth
- fetus
- offspring, child, person
- generating source
Declension
Derived terms
- aonghin
- athghin f (“counterpart”)
Verb
gin (present analytic gineann, future analytic ginfidh, verbal noun giniúint, past participle ginte)
- give birth to (used only in the autonomous form)
- germinate, sprout; spring forth; originate
- beget, procreate
- generate, produce
Conjugation
Derived terms
- athghin (“regenerate”, verb)
Mutation
References
- "gin" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “gainithir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Janday
Noun
gin
- woman, girl
Further reading
- John Gladstone Steele, Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
Japanese
Romanization
gin
- R?maji transcription of ??
Romanian
Etymology
From English gin.
Noun
gin n (plural ginuri)
- gin
Declension
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n/
Etymology 1
Cognate to dialectal English gin (“if”), which see for more.
Conjunction
gin
- if (conditional; subjunctive)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jamieson to this entry?)
- 1778, Alexander Ross, Fortunate Shepherdess, page 124:
- Then says the squire,
- Gin that be all your fear,
- She sanna want a man, for want of gear.
- A thousand pounds a year, well burthen free,
- I mak her sure of, gin she'll gang with me.
Etymology 2
From Old English [Term?].
Preposition
gin
- Against; nearby; towards.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish gainithir (“is born”), from Proto-Celtic *ganyetor (compare Welsh geni (“be born, bear”)) from Proto-Indo-European *?enh?- (compare English kin, Latin gign? (“beget, bear”), Ancient Greek ???????? (gígnomai, “become”), Sanskrit ???? (janati, “beget”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??in/
Verb
gin (past ghin, future ginidh, verbal noun gintinn, past participle ginte)
- beget, produce, father
- create, engender
- procreate, reproduce
- breed
- (computing) generate
Derived terms
- ath-ghin
Mutation
References
- “gin” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “gainithir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish
Noun
gin m (plural gines)
- gin
- Synonym: ginebra
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English gin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?n/ or IPA(key): /d??n/
Noun
gin n
- gin (liquor)
Anagrams
- -ing, Ing
Wiradhuri
Noun
gin
- Alternative spelling of geen
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