Stirn
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See also: stirn
German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Stirne (dated)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-West Germanic *stirniju.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Stirn f (genitive Stirn, plural Stirnen)
- (anatomy) forehead, brow (often used as an indicator of emotion)
- "Geht es gut?", fragte sie mit gefurchten Stirn.
- "Are you okay?" she asked, her brow furrowed.
- (entomology) frons
- 1994 April 9, Hans-Peter Tschorsnig and Benno Herting, "Die Raupenfliegen (Diptera: Tachinidae) Mitteleuropas":
- So haben die ♂ zum Beispiel meist eine schmalere Stirn und längere Vorderkrallen als die ♀ […]
- 1994 April 9, Hans-Peter Tschorsnig and Benno Herting, "Die Raupenfliegen (Diptera: Tachinidae) Mitteleuropas":
Declension[edit]
Declension of Stirn
Derived terms[edit]
- Stirnseite f (“front (of a structure); gable end”)
Further reading[edit]
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