Zaun

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German zūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom. Compare Low German Tuun, Dutch tuin, English town, Danish tun.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Zaun m (genitive Zauns or Zaunes, plural Zäune)

  1. fence

Declension[edit]

Declension of Zaun
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zaun die Zäune
genitive eines des Zaunes,
Zauns		 der Zäune
dative einem dem Zaun,
Zaune1		 den Zäunen
accusative einen den Zaun die Zäune
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Zaun in Duden online
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