gin
English
/dʒɪn/, /dʒɪn/, /ɡɪn/, /dʒɪn/, /ɡɪn/
noun
Definitions
- A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
- (uncountable) gin Gin rummy.
- (poker) Drawing the best card or combination of cards.
Etymology
Derived from Dutch, Flemish genever (juniper) derived from Old French genevre derived from Latin iūniperus (juniper, juniper-tree).
Origin
Latin
iūniperus
Gloss
juniper, juniper-tree
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ginhouse English
- ginless English
- ginlike English
- ginner English
- ginnery English
- ginny English
- ginshop English
- ginsoaked English
- ginwright English
- house English
- shop English
- soaked English
- wright English
- *iēniperus Latin
- *iēniperus, *jēniperus Latin
- *jeniperus Latin
- ingenium Latin
- iūniperus Latin
- ginepro Italian
- ginnare Italian
- ginnatura Italian
- genever Dutch, Flemish
- gijn Dutch, Flemish
- engin French
- gin French
- джин Russian
- junípero Spanish, Castilian
- gim Portuguese
- junípero Portuguese
- gin Swedish
- ジン Japanese
- junyper Middle English
- jin Irish
- engin Old French
- genevre Old French
- ĝino Esperanto
- ienupăr Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- τζιν Greek (modern)
- engîn Norman
- génèvre Norman
- джин Bulgarian
- ג׳ין Hebrew (modern)
- džinn Estonian
- 氈酒 Chinese
- jini Swahili
- ingine Scots
- zenevre Friulian
- xenevro Venetian
- engine xno
- kini Hawaiian
- jin Abenaki