"Hirn" meaning in German

See Hirn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɪʁn/, [hɪʁn], [hɪɐ̯n] Audio: De-Hirn.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -ɪʁn Etymology: From Middle High German hirne, hërne, from Old High German hirni (“brain”), from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī. Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|:inh|gmh:hirne<ety:inh<goh:hirni>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*hersô", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*hirʀnī", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "hirni", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "hirne", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Hirn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Hirn">, {{dercat|de|gem-pro}}, {{inh|de|gmh|hirne}} Middle High German hirne, {{inh|de|goh|hirni||brain}} Old High German hirni (“brain”), {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*hirʀnī}} Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s}} Hirn n (strong, genitive Hirnes or Hirns, plural Hirne) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Hirnes [genitive], Hirns [genitive], Hirne [plural], strong [table-tags], Hirn [nominative, singular], Hirne [definite, nominative, plural], Hirnes [genitive, singular], Hirns [genitive, singular], Hirne [definite, genitive, plural], Hirn [dative, singular], Hirne [dative, singular], Hirnen [dative, definite, plural], Hirn [accusative, singular], Hirne [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (countable) brain (organ) Tags: countable, neuter, strong Synonyms: Gehirn
    Sense id: en-Hirn-de-noun-CBCVujxg Categories (other): German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 50 50
  2. (uncountable) brain (meat) Tags: neuter, strong, uncountable Synonyms: Bregen
    Sense id: en-Hirn-de-noun-GaMRW6q1 Categories (other): German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Hirnanhangsdrüse, Hirngespinst, Hirni, Hirnkoralle, hirnlos, Hirnschlag, hirntot, Mittelhirn, Rinderhirn

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hirni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hirnkoralle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hirnlos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hirnschlag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hirntot"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Mittelhirn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Rinderhirn"
    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "Hirnes",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirns",
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    {
      "form": "Hirns",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirne",
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Hirne",
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    },
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      "form": "Hirnen",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Hirn",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirne",
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        "plural"
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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              4,
              8
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              4,
              9
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          ],
          "english": "The brain is the control centre of the human body.",
          "text": "Das Hirn ist die Schaltzentrale im menschlichen Körper.",
          "translation": "The brain is the control centre of the human body.",
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        }
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      ],
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          "word": "Gehirn"
        }
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        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
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              25,
              29
            ]
          ],
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            [
              21,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "english": "In Europe barely any brain meat is eaten anymore.",
          "text": "In Europa wird kaum noch Hirn gegessen.",
          "translation": "In Europe barely any brain meat is eaten anymore.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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        "(uncountable) brain (meat)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Bregen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪʁn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɪʁn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɪɐ̯n]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʁn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Hirn.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/91/De-Hirn.ogg/De-Hirn.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/De-Hirn.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hirn"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱer- (grow)",
    "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerh₂- (head)",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Rhymes:German/ɪʁn",
    "Rhymes:German/ɪʁn/1 syllable",
    "de:Anatomy"
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    },
    {
      "word": "Hirngespinst"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hirni"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hirnkoralle"
    },
    {
      "word": "hirnlos"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hirnschlag"
    },
    {
      "word": "hirntot"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mittelhirn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rinderhirn"
    }
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirn",
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    {
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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              4,
              8
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              4,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The brain is the control centre of the human body.",
          "text": "Das Hirn ist die Schaltzentrale im menschlichen Körper.",
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              25,
              29
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              21,
              31
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          "english": "In Europe barely any brain meat is eaten anymore.",
          "text": "In Europa wird kaum noch Hirn gegessen.",
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        "brain (meat)"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
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  ],
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}

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