géint
Luxemburgeois
/ɡei̯nt/
preposition
Definitions
- against
- about (a certain time)
- compared to, compared with
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gegen inherited from Old High German gagan inherited from Proto-Germanic *gagin (towards, against, in return, back).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gagin
Gloss
towards, against, in return, back
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
後, 背
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gegenbeschuldigung German
- Gegend German
- Gegenpol German
- Gegenschlag German
- Gegensinn German
- gegen German
- gegen- German
- gegenüber German
- tegen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenaanval Dutch, Flemish
- tegenbegroting Dutch, Flemish
- tegenbericht Dutch, Flemish
- tegencoup Dutch, Flemish
- tegencultuur Dutch, Flemish
- tegendeel Dutch, Flemish
- tegendemonstrant Dutch, Flemish
- tegengaan Dutch, Flemish
- tegengif Dutch, Flemish
- tegengift Dutch, Flemish
- tegenhanger Dutch, Flemish
- tegenhouden Dutch, Flemish
- tegenkomen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenligger Dutch, Flemish
- tegenmijn Dutch, Flemish
- tegenmijnen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenoffensief Dutch, Flemish
- tegenpartij Dutch, Flemish
- tegenpaus Dutch, Flemish
- tegenploeg Dutch, Flemish
- tegenslag Dutch, Flemish
- tegenspartelen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenspeler Dutch, Flemish
- tegenspoed Dutch, Flemish
- tegenspraak Dutch, Flemish
- tegenspreken Dutch, Flemish
- tegenstaan Dutch, Flemish
- tegenstaatsgreep Dutch, Flemish
- tegenstelling Dutch, Flemish
- tegenstreven Dutch, Flemish
- tegenvallen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenvoeter Dutch, Flemish
- tegenvuur Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwerken Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwicht Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwind Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwoordig Dutch, Flemish
- tegenzin Dutch, Flemish
- tegenzitten Dutch, Flemish
- *gagin Proto-Germanic
- *gagina Proto-Germanic
- *gagną Proto-Germanic
- gegn Old English
- gegn- Old English
- geġn- Old English
- gægn Old English
- gegn Old Norse
- gegnum Old Norse
- tegen Middle Dutch
- gagan Old High German
- gagen Old High German
- teen Afrikaans
- gegen Middle High German
- gon Middle High German
- Géigend Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- do Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- dogéint Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- eneen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- géinteneen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- קעגן Yiddish
- gegin Old Dutch
- ghéghen Cimbrian
- gegin- Old Saxon