Wanne

See also: wanne

English

Proper noun

Wanne

1. A district of the city of Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Herne subdivisions

German

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *watnosder.?

Latin vannus (ˈu̯annus ~ ˈβannus)bor.

Proto-West Germanic *wannu

Old High German wanna

Middle High German wanne

German Wanne

Inherited from Middle High German wanne, from Old High German wanna, from Latin vannus, from Proto-Italic *watnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvanə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Audio (Austria):

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• Rhymes: -anə

Noun

Wanne f (genitive Wanne, plural Wannen)

1. tub, flat-bottomed vessel
   1. for bathing or washing

      Synonym: Zuber

   2. for technical uses, especially to collect or hold liquids
   3. (regional, southern) for kitchen use

      Synonyms: Bottich, Dose, Schüssel

2. (historical) winnowing basket

   Synonyms: Worfel, Kornschwinge

3. (slang) police van
   • 1995, “Vater will uns sehen”, in Männer können seine Gefühle nicht zeigen, performed by Fischmob:

     Ich guck' in den Spiegel und ich faß' es nicht: / Hinter mir 'ne Wanne mit Blaulicht

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4. (military) clipping of Panzerwanne

Declension

Declension of Wanne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wanne	die	Wannen
genitive	einer	der	Wanne	der	Wannen
dative	einer	der	Wanne	den	Wannen
accusative	eine	die	Wanne	die	Wannen

Derived terms

• Badewanne, Bullenwanne, Ölwanne
• Panzerwanne, Waschwanne, Zinkwanne

Descendants

• → Estonian: vann
• → Latvian: vanna
• → Polish: wanna
• → Russian: ва́нна (vánna) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• “Wanne” in Duden online
• “Wanne”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)