gegin

See also: gegin-

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• gigin, gagan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *gagin, whence also Old English gegn, Old High German gagan (German gegen), Old Norse gegn.

Preposition

gegin

1. against

Etymology 2

From the preposition.

Adverb

gegin

1. again

Descendants

• Middle Low German: gēgen, jēgen
  • Low German: giegen (Münsterländisch); gegen
    • ⇒ Low German: tiegen (Münsterländisch); tegen (from to giegen, to gegen)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛɡɪn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeːɡɪn/, /ˈɡɛɡɪn/

Noun

gegin

1. Soft mutation of cegin.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cegin	gegin	nghegin	chegin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.