Stirn

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German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-Germanic *stirnijō. Cognate with Old English steorn (“forehead”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃtɪʁn/, [ʃtɪʁn], [ʃtɪɐ̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɪʁn
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Noun[edit]

Stirn f (genitive Stirn, plural Stirnen)

  1. (anatomy) forehead

Declension[edit]

Declension of Stirn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Stirn die Stirnen
genitive einer der Stirn der Stirnen
dative einer der Stirn den Stirnen
accusative eine die Stirn die Stirnen

Derived terms[edit]

  • Stirnseite f (“front (of a structure); gable end”)

Further reading[edit]

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