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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

gennem.

through (in space, from one side to the other)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

prep/(i)ɡɛnˀəm/[ɡ̊ɛmˀm̩][iɡ̊ɛmˀm̩]
  1. through (in space, from one side to the other)

  2. through (in space, from the outside, through an opening or through a barrier)

  3. through, during (in time, from the beginning to the end)

  4. by means of, through, by (using as an instrument)

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse gegnum, dative of the adjective gegn (“right, fitting”), derived from the preposition gegn (“against”), from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“towards”). Compare also Danish igen, English again, against, German gegen, entgegen.

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