džin

See also: dżin

Czech

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ‎ (jinn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʒɪn]
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun

džin m

  1. genie, jinn (an invisible Muslim spirit)
  2. genie, jinn (a fictional magical being)
    džin z lahve ― a genie from a bottle

Further reading

  • džin in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • džin in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ‎ (jinn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒîn/

Noun

džȉn m (Cyrillic spelling џи̏н)

  1. giant, ogre, troll
  2. jinn, jinni, genie
Declension

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒîn/

Noun

džȉn m (Cyrillic spelling џи̏н)

  1. gin (alcoholic drink)
Declension

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒin/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ‎ (jinn).

Noun

džin m (genitive singular džina, nominative plural džinovia, genitive plural džinov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. jinn, jinni, genie
Declension

Etymology 2

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

Noun

džin m (genitive singular džinu, nominative plural džiny, genitive plural džinov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. gin (alcoholic drink)
Declension

References

  • džin in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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