giny

Catalan

Alternative forms

• geny, gin (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin genium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒiɲ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒiɲ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

giny m (plural ginys)

1. machination, ruse
2. (military) machine
3. (programing) widget

Derived terms

• ginyar

Further reading

• giny on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca
• “giny”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “giny” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.