Garn

See also: garn

English

Proper noun

Garn

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Garn scale

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarn/, [ɡaʁn], [ɡaɐ̯n], [ɡaːn]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German garn, from Old High German garn, from Proto-West Germanic *garn.

Noun

Garn n (strong, genitive Garns or Garnes, plural (rare) Garne)

1. yarn: a thread, typically in a ball/skein or on a spool; (often) such balls and/or spools collectively

   Für die Bordüre nehme ich (ein) andersfarbiges Garn.

   For the borders I use a different-coloured yarn.

   In diesem Korb habe ich mein ganzes Garn.

   In this basket I keep all my yarn(s).

   (Here the plural form would sound odd in German.)

   Wir bieten eine große Auswahl an hochwertigen Garnen.

   We offer a wide selection of high-quality yarns.

2. (hunting, fishing) net

Usage notes

• The German word also includes threads used for sewing, hence Nähgarn (literally “sewing yarn”).

Declension

Declension of Garn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Garn	die	Garne
genitive	eines	des	Garns, Garnes	der	Garne
dative	einem	dem	Garn, Garne1	den	Garnen
accusative	ein	das	Garn	die	Garne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Garnknäuel
• Garnrolle
• Nähgarn
• Seemannsgarn
• Strickgarn
• Webgarn

Etymology 2

See the main entry.

Noun

Garn n (strong, genitive Garns, plural Garn)

1. (obsolete) Bavarian, Swabian and Rhine Franconian form of Gaden

Declension

Declension of Garn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Garn	die	Garn
genitive	eines	des	Garns	der	Garn
dative	einem	dem	Garn	den	Garn
accusative	ein	das	Garn	die	Garn

Further reading

• “Garn” in Duden online
• “Garn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Garn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon