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geen.

no, not a, not an, not any

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

det/ɣeːn/[ɣeɪ̯n]Northern[xeɪ̯n]Northern[χeɪ̯n]Northern

  1. no, not a, not an, not any

    Ik ben geen robot.

  2. none

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch negeen, ne gene, (also as engheen, en geen), from Old Dutch chein, ghein, nehein (“not one; none”), ultimately corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nehw ainaz (“nor one”). Compare German kein, Yiddish קיין (keyn), English none.

adj/ɣeːn/[ɣeɪ̯n]Northern[xeɪ̯n]Northern[χeɪ̯n]Northern

  1. yonder, yon, that

    not-comparable
    de gene zijde
    deze en gene
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch gene, from Old Dutch *gēn, from Proto-West Germanic *jain, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz. Compare German jener.

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