džin

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Czech

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Noun

džin m anim

  1. genie, jinn (an invisible Muslim spirit)
  2. genie, jinn (a fictional magical being)
    džin z lahvea genie from a bottle
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gin.

Noun

džin m inan

  1. Alternative form of gin
Declension

Further reading

  • džin”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • džin”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Pronunciation

Noun

džȉn m (Cyrillic spelling џи̏н)

  1. giant, ogre, troll
  2. jinn, jinni, genie
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gin, from Dutch genever (juniper), from Old French genevre, from Latin iūniperus (juniper).

Pronunciation

Noun

džȉn m (Cyrillic spelling џи̏н)

  1. gin (alcoholic drink)
Declension

Slovak

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Noun

džin m pers

  1. djinn, jinni, genie
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gin, from Dutch genever (juniper), from Old French genevre, from Latin iūniperus (juniper).

Noun

džin m inan (related adjective džinový)

  1. gin (alcoholic drink)
Declension

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