Ahorn

See also: ahorn

German

Ahornblätter — maple leaves (1)

Etymology

From Middle High German ahorn, from Old High German ahorn, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European. Perhaps cognate with Latin acer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaːhɔʁn/

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Noun

Ahorn m (genitive Ahornes or Ahorns, plural Ahorne)

1. A maple Acer; the common tree
2. (uncountable) maple; the wood of the tree

Usage notes

The noun forms des Ahornes and dem Ahorne were used in the 18th century.

Synonyms

• (maple wood): Ahornholz

Hypernyms

• (maple, the tree): Laubbaum
• (maple, the wood): Holz

Derived terms

• Ahornsirup n
• Bergahorn m
• Feldahorn m

• Spitzahorn m
• Zuckerahorn m

See also

• Platane

Proper noun

Ahorn n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ahorns)

1. A municipality of Upper Austria, Austria.
2. A municipality of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
3. A municipality of Bavaria, Germany.

Further reading

• “Ahorn” in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Ahorn, Dutch ahorn.

Noun

Ahorn m (plural Ahorne)

1. (rare) maple

Synonyms

• Meebel