"Zaun" meaning in German

See Zaun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tsaʊ̯n/, [t͡saʊ̯n] Audio: De-Zaun.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊ̯n Etymology: From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn. Cognate e.g. with Dutch tuin, English town, Danish tun. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gmw-pro|gem-pro|cel-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|de|gmh|zūn}} Middle High German zūn, {{inh|de|goh|zūn}} Old High German zūn, {{cog|nl|tuin}} Dutch tuin, {{cog|en|town}} English town, {{cog|da|tun}} Danish tun Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es,^e|dim=^chen}} Zaun m (strong, genitive Zauns or Zaunes, plural Zäune, diminutive Zäunchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es,^e}} Forms: Zauns [genitive], Zaunes [genitive], Zäune [plural], Zäunchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Zaun [nominative, singular], Zäune [definite, nominative, plural], Zauns [genitive, singular], Zaunes [genitive, singular], Zäune [definite, genitive, plural], Zaun [dative, singular], Zaune [dative, singular], Zäunen [dative, definite, plural], Zaun [accusative, singular], Zäune [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. fence Tags: masculine, strong Hyponyms: Drahtzaun, Gartenzaun, Kaninchendrahtzaun, Maschendrahtzaun, Holzzaun, Metallzaun Derived forms: abzäunen, einzäunen, umzäunen, verzäunen, Zauneidechse, Zaungast, Zaunkönig, Zaunlatte, Zaunrübe, nicht tot überm Zaun hängen wollen
    Sense id: en-Zaun-de-noun-hzRusoI1 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "gem-pro",
        "4": "cel-pro",
        "inh": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German zūn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "zūn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German zūn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "tuin"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch tuin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "town"
      },
      "expansion": "English town",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "tun"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish tun",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn. Cognate e.g. with Dutch tuin, English town, Danish tun.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zauns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaunes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäune",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäunchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäune",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zauns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaunes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäune",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaune",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäunen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäune",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "dim": "^chen"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Zaun"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,s:es,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "abzäunen"
        },
        {
          "word": "einzäunen"
        },
        {
          "word": "umzäunen"
        },
        {
          "word": "verzäunen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zauneidechse"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zaungast"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zaunkönig"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zaunlatte"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zaunrübe"
        },
        {
          "word": "nicht tot überm Zaun hängen wollen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fence"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "Drahtzaun"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gartenzaun"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kaninchendrahtzaun"
        },
        {
          "word": "Maschendrahtzaun"
        },
        {
          "word": "Holzzaun"
        },
        {
          "word": "Metallzaun"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-Zaun-de-noun-hzRusoI1",
      "links": [
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          "fence",
          "fence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tsaʊ̯n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡saʊ̯n]"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e5/De-Zaun.ogg/De-Zaun.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/De-Zaun.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊ̯n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zaun"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "abzäunen"
    },
    {
      "word": "einzäunen"
    },
    {
      "word": "umzäunen"
    },
    {
      "word": "verzäunen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zauneidechse"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zaungast"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zaunkönig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zaunlatte"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zaunrübe"
    },
    {
      "word": "nicht tot überm Zaun hängen wollen"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "gem-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "zūn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German zūn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "tuin"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch tuin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "town"
      },
      "expansion": "English town",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "tun"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish tun",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn. Cognate e.g. with Dutch tuin, English town, Danish tun.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zauns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaunes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäune",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäunchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäune",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zauns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaunes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäune",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaune",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäunen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäune",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,s:es,^e",
        "dim": "^chen"
      },
      "expansion": "Zaun m (strong, genitive Zauns or Zaunes, plural Zäune, diminutive Zäunchen n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Zaun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Drahtzaun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gartenzaun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kaninchendrahtzaun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Maschendrahtzaun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Holzzaun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Metallzaun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,s:es,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "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-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/aʊ̯n"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fence",
          "fence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tsaʊ̯n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡saʊ̯n]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Zaun.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e5/De-Zaun.ogg/De-Zaun.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/De-Zaun.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊ̯n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zaun"
}

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