Zorn

See also: zorn

English

Proper noun

Zorn

A surname.

Derived terms

Zorn's lemma

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zorn, Old High German zorn, from Proto-Germanic *turnaz (“anger, wrath”), from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥-nós, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay, split”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tsɔɐ̯n/, /tsɔʁn/
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Noun

Zorn m (genitive Zorns or Zornes, no plural)

(somewhat formal) anger; wrath

Declension

Declension of Zorn (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zorn
genitive	eines	des	Zornes, Zorns
dative	einem	dem	Zorn, Zorne¹
accusative	einen	den	Zorn

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Wut (more informal in this sense)

Derived terms

Further reading

Zorn in Duden online

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