Farn

See also: farn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German farn, from Old High German farn, from Proto-Germanic *farną, from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm (“feather, wing; fern, leaf”), from *p(t)erH- (“fern”). Cognate with English fern, West Frisian fear, Dutch varen, Lithuanian spar̃nas, Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀‎‎ (parəna‎), Kamkata-viri por, Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faʁn/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /faːn/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
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Noun

Farn m (genitive Farnes or Farns, plural Farne)

  1. fern
    Synonym: Farnkraut

Declension
Declension of Farn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Farn die Farne
genitive eines des Farnes,
Farns		 der Farne
dative einem dem Farn,
Farne1		 den Farnen
accusative einen den Farn die Farne
1Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading
  • Farn in Duden online
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