jeans

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English

Etymology

From Gene(s) (also spelled Jean(s)), an obsolete English name for the Italian city of Genoa. Compare French Gênes. In the context of clothing, the term originally denoted a kind of coarse cotton (known more fully as Gene(s) fustian) that was associated with Genoa. It began to be used for trousers made of such cloth in the 19th century. At this point, the final -s was reanalysed as a plural ending.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

jeans pl (plural only)

2. (clothing) 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)

   Synonym: (rare) ginsi

   Hypernym: pantaloni

   di jeans ― jean, 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 jeans ― denim 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)