géin

See also: gein

Irish

Etymology 1

From English gene.

Noun

géin f (genitive singular géine, nominative plural géinte)

  1. gene
Declension
Declension of géin

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative géin géinte
Vocative a ghéin a ghéinte
Genitive géine géinte
Dative géin géinte

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ghéin na géinte
Genitive na géine na ngéinte
Dative leis an ngéin

don ghéin

 leis na géinte
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From English jean.

Noun

géin f (genitive singular géine)

  1. jean, denim
    Synonym: deinim
Declension
Declension of géin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative géin
Vocative a ghéin
Genitive géine
Dative géin

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an ghéin
Genitive na géine
Dative leis an ngéin

don ghéin

Derived terms

Noun

géin f (genitive singular géine)

  1. Alternative form of geoin (“confused noise, drone, hum; cry, whimper; derision, mockery”)
Declension
Declension of géin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative géin
Vocative a ghéin
Genitive géine
Dative géin

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an ghéin
Genitive na géine
Dative leis an ngéin

don ghéin

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
géin ghéin ngéin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Entries containing “géin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “géin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

References
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