Dorn

See also: dorn and dòrn

German

Etymology

From Old High German dorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Compare Low German Doorn, Dutch doorn, English thorn, Danish torn, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (þaurnus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔʁn/, [dɔʁn], [dɔɐ̯n]

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• Rhymes: -ɔʁn

Noun

Dorn m (genitive Dorns or Dornes, plural Dornen, Dorne, or (archaic) Dörner, diminutive Dörnchen n)

1. thorn

Declension

Declension of Dorn

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dorn	die	Dornen
genitive	eines	des	Dornes, Dorns	der	Dornen
dative	einem	dem	Dorn, Dorne1	den	Dornen
accusative	einen	den	Dorn	die	Dornen

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

• Dornbusch, Dornenbusch
• Dorngesträuch
• Dornenstrauch

Further reading

• Dorn in Duden online