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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ghesinde, from Proto-Germanic *gasinþiją, hence related to zenden (“to send”). Compare German Gesinde (“household”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈzɪn/
- Hyphenation: ge‧zin
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun
gezin n (plural gezinnen, diminutive gezinnetje n)
- immediate family or nuclear family
- Men zegt vaak dat het gezin de hoeksteen van de samenleving is.
- It is often said that the nuclear family is the cornerstone of society.
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Turkish
Noun
gezin
- genitive singular of gezi
- second-person singular possessive of gezi