gine - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

See also: Gine, gine-, and ginę

Contents

  • 1 English
    • 1.1 Etymology 1
      • 1.1.1 Pronunciation
      • 1.1.2 Verb
    • 1.2 Etymology 2
      • 1.2.1 Pronunciation
      • 1.2.2 Noun
  • 2 Danish
    • 2.1 Noun
      • 2.1.1 Declension
      • 2.1.2 Descendants
    • 2.2 Further reading
  • 3 Irish
    • 3.1 Pronunciation
    • 3.2 Etymology 1
      • 3.2.1 Noun
        • 3.2.1.1 Declension
    • 3.3 Etymology 2
      • 3.3.1 Noun
      • 3.3.2 Verb
    • 3.4 Mutation
  • 4 Scottish Gaelic
    • 4.1 Etymology
    • 4.2 Noun

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gine

  1. (Northern England, Virginia, obsolete) Alternative form of gwine

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gine (plural gines)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of gin (machine)

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

ginec (singular definite ginen, plural indefinite giner)

  1. mannequin, dummy

Declension[edit]

Declension of gine

common
gender
SingularPlural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativegineginenginerginerne
genitiveginesginensginersginernes

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from English guinea.

Noun[edit]

ginem (genitive singular gine, nominative plural giní)

  1. (historical) guinea (coin worth 21 shillings)
Declension[edit]

Declension of gine

Fourth declension

Bare forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativegineginí
Vocativea ghinea ghiní
Genitivegineginí
Dativegineginí

Forms with the definite article

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativean ginena giní
Genitivean ghinena nginí
Dativeleis an ngine

don ghine

leis na giní

Etymology 2[edit]

See gin.

Noun[edit]

gine

  1. genitive singular of gin

Verb[edit]

gine

  1. present subjunctive analytic of gin

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
gineghinengine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

ginef (genitive singular gine, plural gineachan)

  1. gene
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What does Gine mean in Japanese? ›

Gine - Derives from negi, the Spring Onion in Japanese. Kale (Kēru) - Named after a type of green of the same name. Leek (Rīku) - named after the vegetable leek. Kakarot (Kakarotto) - Goku's birth name, an interesting mutation of "carrot".

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geni m (plural genis) jinn, genie. (mythology, religion) spirit (supernatural being) genius (extraordinary mental capacity) genius (someone with extraordinary intelligence)

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Meaning:Of Virginia; Chaste; Pure. Ginny is a feminine name of English origin. Most popularly a diminutive form of Virginia, this name means "chaste" and "pure." Your little girl is already going to be that perfect little soul you've been dreaming about; giving her a cute name to fit that just makes sense.

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