Stirn

See also: stirn

German

Alternative forms

Stirne (dated)

Etymology

From Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-Germanic *stirnijō. Cognate with Old English steorn (“forehead”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃtɪʁn/, [ʃtɪʁn], [ʃtɪɐ̯n]
Rhymes: -ɪʁn
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Noun

Stirn f (genitive Stirn, plural Stirnen)

(anatomy) forehead

Declension

Declension of Stirn

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Stirn	die	Stirnen
genitive	einer	der	Stirn	der	Stirnen
dative	einer	der	Stirn	den	Stirnen
accusative	eine	die	Stirn	die	Stirnen

Derived terms

Stirnseite f (“front (of a structure); gable end”)

Further reading

Stirn in Duden online

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