Tanne

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See also: tanne, tanné, and tänne

Alemannic German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German tanne, from Old High German tanna, from Proto-Germanic *dannǭ. Cognate with German Tanne.

Noun[edit]

Tanne f

  1. (Uri) fir (conifer of the genus Abies)

References[edit]

German[edit]

 Tannen on German Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German tanne, from Old High German tanna, from Proto-West Germanic *dannā, from Proto-Germanic *dannǭ, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)dʰonu (“fir”). Per this hypothesis, related to Hittite 𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑 (GIŠta-na-a-ú /⁠tanau⁠/, “fir”), Breton tann (“sessile oak”), Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (θanuuarə, “bow”), Sanskrit धनु (dhánu), perhaps Latin femur (“thigh”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtanə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -anə

Noun[edit]

Tanne f (genitive Tanne, plural Tannen)

  1. fir (genus Abies)
    Synonym: Tannenbaum

Declension[edit]

Declension of Tanne [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tanne die Tannen
genitive einer der Tanne der Tannen
dative einer der Tanne den Tannen
accusative eine die Tanne die Tannen

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Tanne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Tanne” in Duden online
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