τζιν
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Greek
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
τζιν • (tzin) n (indeclinable)
- gin (alcoholic drink)
- 2006 [2004], Ian Rankin, translated by Alexandra Kontaxaki, Σκελετοί στο κελάρι [Skeletons in the Cellar], Metaichmio Publications, translation of Fleshmarket Close:
- Μπαίνοντας στο μπαρ, ο Κέιτερ της είχε παραγγείλει ένα τζιν τόνικ …
- Baínontas sto bar, o Kéiter tis eíche parangeílei éna tzin tónik …
- On entering the bar, Kate had ordered a gin and tonic …
Coordinate terms
- παγίδα f (pagída, “gin trap”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English jean, jeans, from French Gênes.
Adjective
τζιν • (tzin) (indeclinable)
- jean, denim (made of that cloth)
- παντελόνι τζιν ― pantelóni tzin ― jeans (literally, “jean trousers”)
- 2005, Χρήστος Α. Χωμενίδης [Christos Chomenidis], Το σπίτι και το κελλί [The House and the Cell], page 68:
- Πρώτη φορά τον έβλεπε ο Γκίκας χωρίς κοστούμι, φορούσε παντελόνι τζιν και μαύρο ζιβάγκο …
- Próti forá ton évlepe o Gkíkas chorís kostoúmi, foroúse pantelóni tzin kai mávro zivágko …
- For the first time, Gikas saw him without a suit, wearing jeans and a black turtleneck …
Noun
τζιν • (tzin) n (indeclinable) (τζινς (tzins, ungrammatical plural))
Derived terms
- μπλουτζίν n (bloutzín, “blue jeans”)
- μπλου τζιν n (blou tzin, “blue jeans”)
Further reading
τζιν on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el (gin)- Τζιν (ένδυμα) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el (denim / jeans)
