gijn

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɛi̯n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gijn
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
  • Homophones: Gein, gein

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gin, ultimately from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

gijn n (plural gijns or gijnen)

  1. (nautical, archaic) a multiple-pulley block with three cheeks
  2. (nautical, archaic) a heavy tackle consisting of one or two of these blocks
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gijn m (plural gijnen, diminutive gijntje n)

  1. obsolete form of gein
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