gin – English noun declension

English noun forms of gin

Noun: gin
Singulargin
Pluralgins

Sample Sentences

  • Johnny Chan held jack-nine, and hit gin when a queen-ten-eight board was dealt out.

Etymology

Abbreviation of geneva, alteration of Dutch genever (“juniper”) from Old French genevre (modern French genièvre), from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”). Hence gin rummy (first attested 1941). See: Dutch Nouns 'genever', Latin Nouns 'iūniperus'.

Verbs referencing "gin"

Finnish Nouns gin, French Nouns gin, Romanian Nouns gin, Swedish Nouns gin, German Nouns Gin, Finnish Nouns gini, Russian Nouns джин, Dutch Nouns gijn.