Gein

See also: gein and géin

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Middle Dutch gheyne in 1321, deriving either from the Germanic hydronym *Gaginô or from a term cognate to German gähnen (“yawn”).

The hamlet and neighborhood are both named after the river.

Compare Geyen.

Pronunciation edit

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Hyphenation: Gein
Homophone: gein

Proper noun edit

Gein n

A minor river in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands.
A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.
A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gein”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN