Tun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tun"

German

Etymology

Nominalized infinitive of tun (“to do”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuːn/

Noun

Tun n (genitive Tuns, no plural)

  1. gerund of tun; doing, deeds, behaviour
    Der Zwiespalt zwischen Wollen und Tun
    The antagonism between willing and doing

Synonyms

Plautdietsch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German tūn, from Old Saxon tūn.

Noun

Tun m (plural Tuns or Tien)

  1. fence

Derived terms

  • Tunpol (fence post)
  • Tuntrap (stile)
  • Tieninj (fencing, enclosure)
  • Schneetun (snow fence)
  • Goadentun (garden fence)

See also

  • Waunt (wall)
  • Schauns (hedge)
  • Hoff (yard)
  • Goaden
  • Puat (gate)
  • Tooschlach (gate, port)
  • Wolm (handrail)
  • Wäs (pasture, meadow)
  • Weidlaunt (pastureland)
  • Wajch
  • Stap
  • Boom
  • Staul
  • Däa
  • Hus

Further reading

Turkish

Proper noun

Tun

  1. A male given name.
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