Zaun

German

Etymology

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/
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Hyphenation: Zaun
Rhymes: -aʊ̯n

Noun

Zaun m (genitive Zauns or Zaunes, plural Zäune)

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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

Terms derived from Zaun

Zaunkönig

Further reading

Zaun in Duden online

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