jeans

jeans

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English

Etymology

Originally a shortened form of jean fustian (from Middle English Gene (Genoa; Genovese) (from Latin Genua) + fustian (strong cotton fabric). The -s was added to jean under influence from the cognate Old French Jannes (modern French Gênes).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jēnz, IPA(key): /d͡ʒiːnz/
  • Rhymes: -iːnz
  • Homophone: genes

Noun

jeans pl (plural only)

  1. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.

Noun

jeans

  1. plural of jean

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:trousers

Derived terms

Related terms

  • Genoese, Genovese

Descendants

  • Greek: τζιν (tzin)
  • Hindi: जीन्स (jīns)
  • Irish: jíons

Translations

See also

  • 👖

Anagrams

  • Janes, janes

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • jean (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from English jeans.

Pronunciation

Noun

jeans f (plural jeans, diminutive jeansje n)

  1. A pair of jeans (denim trousers)
  2. (by extension) Any denim garment
  3. (invariable) The cotton fabric denim

Synonyms

  • (trousers): jeansbroek m, spijkerbroek m

Derived terms

  • jeanstint

Related terms

  • blue jeans
  • Genuees m & adjective

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒin/, (after English) /dʒins/

Noun

jeans m

  1. plural of jean

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English jeans.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒins/
  • Rhymes: -ins

Noun

jeans m pl (plural only)

  1. jeans (trousers)
    Hypernym: pantaloni
    di jeansjean, denim (relational)

References

Further reading

  • jeans in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English jeans.

Noun

jeans m pl

  1. (Jersey) jeans

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English jeans.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒĩs/

Noun

jeans m (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil) denim (type of textile)
    Synonym: ganga

Noun

jeans m pl or m (sometimes plural only, in variation, invariable)

  1. jeans (denim trousers)
    Synonym: calças de ganga

Adjective

jeans (invariable, not comparable)

  1. (Brazil, relational) denim
    saia jeansdenim skirt

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English jeans.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ins

Noun

jeans m (plural jeans)

  1. jeans (trousers)
    Synonym: pantalones vaqueros
  2. plural of jean

Usage notes

  • Spelling proscribed as an anglicism; the spelling yin or yines is preferred.

References

Swedish

Noun

jeans c

  1. (plural only) jeans

Declension

References

  • jeans in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • jeans in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

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