"Garn" meaning in German

See Garn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡarn/, [ɡaʁn], [ɡaɐ̯n], [ɡaːn] Audio: De-Garn.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German garn, from Old High German garn, from Proto-West Germanic *garn. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|garn}} Middle High German garn, {{inh|de|goh|garn}} Old High German garn, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*garn}} Proto-West Germanic *garn Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s:es,e􂀿rare􂁀}} Garn n (strong, genitive Garns or Garnes, plural (rare) Garne) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s:es,e}} Forms: Garns [genitive], Garnes [genitive], Garne [plural, rare], strong [table-tags], Garn [nominative, singular], Garne [definite, nominative, plural], Garns [genitive, singular], Garnes [genitive, singular], Garne [definite, genitive, plural], Garn [dative, singular], Garne [dative, singular], Garnen [dative, definite, plural], Garn [accusative, singular], Garne [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. yarn: a thread, typically in a ball/skein or on a spool; (often) such balls and/or spools collectively Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Garn-de-noun-M0q~z6MX
  2. (hunting, fishing) net Tags: neuter, strong Derived forms: Garnknäuel, Garnrolle, Nähgarn, Seemannsgarn, Strickgarn, Webgarn
    Sense id: en-Garn-de-noun-oIoPy96v Categories (other): Fishing, Hunting, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 1 19 41 Topics: fishing, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡarn/, [ɡaʁn], [ɡaɐ̯n], [ɡaːn] Audio: De-Garn.ogg
Etymology: See the main entry. Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,-}} Garn n (strong, genitive Garns, plural Garn) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,-}} Forms: Garns [genitive], Garn [plural], strong [table-tags], Garn [nominative, singular], Garn [definite, nominative, plural], Garns [genitive, singular], Garn [definite, genitive, plural], Garn [dative, singular], Garn [dative, definite, plural], Garn [accusative, singular], Garn [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (obsolete) Bavarian, Swabian and Rhine Franconian form of Gaden Tags: neuter, obsolete, strong
    Sense id: en-Garn-de-noun-O3JQyYY7 Categories (other): Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 1 19 41 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 36 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Garn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Garns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Garn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Garn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Garn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Garn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Garn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-"
      },
      "expansion": "Garn n (strong, genitive Garns, plural Garn)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bavarian, Swabian and Rhine Franconian form of Gaden"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Gaden",
          "Gaden#German"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Bavarian, Swabian and Rhine Franconian form of Gaden"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "obsolete",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡarn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡaʁn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡaɐ̯n]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡaːn]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Garn.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6f/De-Garn.ogg/De-Garn.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/De-Garn.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Garn"
}

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