zein
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English
Etymology
From translingual Zea (“corn genus”) + -in.
Noun
zein (countable and uncountable, plural zeins)
- A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.
Anagrams
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *zeren, genitive of *zer. Doublet of zeren.[1]
Pronunciation
Determiner
zein (preposed, interrogative)
Pronoun
zein (interrogative)
Declension
Declension of Basque interrogative pronouns
Derived terms
- zein baino zein
- zein ere
- zein eta zein (“which”)
- zein gehiago
- zeinahi
- zeinahi den
- zeinda (“as”)
- zeinek esan (“who would have guessed”)
- zeinen
- zeingehiagoka
- zeintsu (“which one approximately”)
- zeintzuk
References
- ^ “ze-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- “zein”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “zein”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Arabic ذِهْن (ḏihn, “mind, intellect”).
Noun
zein
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zein | zeinler |
| genitive | zeinniñ | zeinlerniñ |
| dative | zeinge | zeinlerge |
| accusative | zeinni | zeinlerni |
| locative | zeinde | zeinlerde |
| ablative | zeinden | zeinlerden |