Ahn

See also: ahn, ah-ŋ, and ʻàhn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German an, ane, from Old High German ano, from Proto-Germanic *anô (“forefather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“ancestor”). Cognate with Latin anus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔaːn]
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Ahn m (genitive Ahnes or Ahnen, plural Ahnen, female Ahnin)

  1. ancestor

Declension
Declension of Ahn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ahn die Ahnen
genitive eines des Ahnes,
Ahns		 der Ahnen
dative einem dem Ahn,
Ahne1		 den Ahnen
accusative einen den Ahn die Ahnen
1Now uncommon, see notes
Declension of Ahn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ahn die Ahnen
genitive eines des Ahnen der Ahnen
dative einem dem Ahnen den Ahnen
accusative einen den Ahnen die Ahnen

Synonyms

Further reading
  • Ahn in Duden online
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