Zaun

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom. Compare Dutch tuin, Low German Tuun, English town, Danish tun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡saʊ̯n/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯n
  • Hyphenation: Zaun
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Zaun m (genitive Zaunes, plural Zäune)

  1. fence

Declension
Declension of Zaun
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zaun die Zäune
genitive eines des Zaunes,
Zauns		 der Zäune
dative einem dem Zaun,
Zaune1		 den Zäunen
accusative einen den Zaun die Zäune
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Zaun in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡saʊ̯n/

Noun

Zaun m (plural Zein, diminutive Zaunche)

  1. fence

Further reading
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