džin

See also: dżin

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʒɪn]
  • Hyphenation: džin
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒîn/, /d͡ʒîːn/

Noun

džȉn or džȋn m anim (Cyrillic spelling џи̏н or џи̑н)

  1. giant, ogre, troll
  2. jinn, jinni, genie
Declension
Declension of džin
singular plural
nominative džȉn džìnovi
genitive džina džinova
dative džinu džinovima
accusative džina džinove
vocative džine džinovi
locative džinu džinovima
instrumental džinom džinovima

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒîn/

Noun

džȉn m inan (Cyrillic spelling џи̏н)

  1. gin (alcoholic drink)
Declension
Declension of džin
singular plural
nominative džin džinovi
genitive džina džinova
dative džinu džinovima
accusative džin džinovi
vocative džine džinovi
locative džinu džinovima
instrumental džinom džinovima

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒin]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

džin m pers

  1. djinn, jinni, genie
Declension
Declension of džin
(pattern chlap)
singularplural
nominativedžindžinovia
genitivedžinadžinov
dativedžinovidžinom
accusativedžinadžinov
locativedžinovidžinoch
instrumentaldžinomdžinmi

Etymology 2

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

Noun

džin m inan (relational adjective džinový)

  1. gin (alcoholic drink)
Declension
Declension of džin
(pattern dub)
singularplural
nominativedžindžiny
genitivedžinudžinov
dativedžinudžinom
accusativedžindžiny
locativedžinedžinoch
instrumentaldžinomdžinmi

Further reading

  • džin”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025