Tann

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See also: tann, tann-, tánn, tâʹnn, and tånn

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

German surname, from a rare literary word meaning "forest" (see below).

Proper noun[edit]

Tann

  1. A surname.
  2. A municipality of Hesse, Germany
  3. A municipality of Bavaria
  4. A village in Switzerland

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German tan(n) (“forest”), probably from the root of Tanne (“fir”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tan/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun[edit]

Tann m (strong, genitive Tannes or Tanns, plural Tanne)

  1. (poetic) A forest of fir trees.
    Synonym: Tannenwald m

Declension[edit]

Declension of Tann [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tann die Tanne
genitive eines des Tannes, Tanns der Tanne
dative einem dem Tann, Tanne1 den Tannen
accusative einen den Tann die Tanne

1Now rare, see notes.

References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “den1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading[edit]

  • “Tann” in Duden online
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