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Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).
Noun
džin m anim
- genie, jinn (an invisible Muslim spirit)
- genie, jinn (a fictional magical being)
- džin z lahve ― a genie from a bottle
Declension
Declension of džin (hard masculine animate)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English gin.
Noun
džin m inan
- Alternative form of gin
Declension
Declension of džin (hard masculine inanimate)
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)
- giant, ogre, troll
- 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)
- gin (alcoholic drink)
Declension
Slovak
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).
Noun
džin m pers
- 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)
- gin (alcoholic drink)
Declension
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