"Gehirn" meaning in German

See Gehirn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈhɪʁn/ Audio: De-Gehirn2.ogg , De-Gehirn.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪʁn Etymology: Inherited from Middle High German gehirne, equivalent to ge- + Hirn. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|de|gmh|gehirne|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle High German gehirne, {{inh+|de|gmh|gehirne}} Inherited from Middle High German gehirne, {{af|de|ge-|Hirn}} ge- + Hirn Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s|dim=chen,lein}} Gehirn n (strong, genitive Gehirnes or Gehirns, plural Gehirne, diminutive Gehirnchen n or Gehirnlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Gehirnes [genitive], Gehirns [genitive], Gehirne [plural], Gehirnchen [diminutive, neuter], Gehirnlein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Gehirn [nominative, singular], Gehirne [definite, nominative, plural], Gehirnes [genitive, singular], Gehirns [genitive, singular], Gehirne [definite, genitive, plural], Gehirn [dative, singular], Gehirne [dative, singular], Gehirnen [dative, definite, plural], Gehirn [accusative, singular], Gehirne [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. brain Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Hirn, Denkapparat, Denkorgan Derived forms: gehirnamputiert, Gehirnerschütterung, Gehirnschmalz, Gehirnstrom, Gehirntumor, Gehirnverletzung, Gehirnwäsche, Gehirnzelle Related terms: Hirn

Inflected forms

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      "form": "Gehirnes",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Gehirns",
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "de:Anatomy",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "gehirnamputiert"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gehirnerschütterung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gehirnschmalz"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gehirnstrom"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gehirntumor"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gehirnverletzung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gehirnwäsche"
        },
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          "word": "Gehirnzelle"
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          "english": "The brain needs oxygen in order to function.",
          "text": "Das Gehirn benötigt Sauerstoff, um zu funktionieren.",
          "translation": "The brain needs oxygen in order to function.",
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        }
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      ],
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          "word": "Hirn"
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        {
          "word": "Hirn"
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          "word": "Denkapparat"
        },
        {
          "word": "Denkorgan"
        }
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    {
      "word": "Gehirnstrom"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gehirntumor"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gehirnverletzung"
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    {
      "word": "Gehirnwäsche"
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "The brain needs oxygen in order to function.",
          "text": "Das Gehirn benötigt Sauerstoff, um zu funktionieren.",
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}

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