Zorn

See also: zorn

English

Proper noun

Zorn

1. A surname

Derived terms

• Zorn's lemma

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zorn, Old High German zorn, from Proto-Germanic *turnaz (“anger, wrath”), from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥-nós (whence English torn), from *der- (“to flay, split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsɔrn/, [tsɔʁn], [tsɔɐ̯n], [tsɔːn]

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Noun

Zorn m (genitive Zornes, no plural)

1. (somewhat formal) anger; wrath

Synonyms

• Wut (more informal in this sense)

Hyponyms

• Jähzorn

Derived terms

• zornig
• zürnen

Related terms

• zehren

Further reading

• “Zorn” in Duden online