"denn" meaning in German

See denn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /dɛn/, [dɛn] Audio: De-denn.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German denne, tenne, from Old High German denna, a variant of danne (see dann). The functional split between denn and dann was prescribed only by the grammarians of the 18th century. Cognate with English then. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|denne}} Middle High German denne, {{m|gmh|tenne}} tenne, {{inh|de|goh|denna}} Old High German denna, {{m|goh|danne}} danne, {{m|de|dann}} dann, {{cog|en|then}} English then Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} denn, {{de-adv}} denn
  1. (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions) Tags: modal, particle
    Sense id: en-denn-de-adv-o2cK1EhQ
  2. (rather rare) thus, so; (expresses a consequence; see usage notes)
    Sense id: en-denn-de-adv-RAfsJO0h
  3. (colloquial, regional, Northern Germany) then, after that, in that case Tags: Northern-Germany, colloquial, regional
    Sense id: en-denn-de-adv-8~v3mIKv Categories (other): Northern German, Regional German, German entries with incorrect language header, German modal particles Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 32 2 65 0 1 Disambiguation of German modal particles: 31 4 60 0 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dennoch

Conjunction

IPA: /dɛn/, [dɛn] Audio: De-denn.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German denne, tenne, from Old High German denna, a variant of danne (see dann). The functional split between denn and dann was prescribed only by the grammarians of the 18th century. Cognate with English then. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|denne}} Middle High German denne, {{m|gmh|tenne}} tenne, {{inh|de|goh|denna}} Old High German denna, {{m|goh|danne}} danne, {{m|de|dann}} dann, {{cog|en|then}} English then Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} denn
  1. for; because; since
    Sense id: en-denn-de-conj-l-kFYhSL
  2. (after a comparative, archaic or dialectal) than Tags: archaic, dialectal Synonyms: als
    Sense id: en-denn-de-conj-c4NxHBsF

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for denn meaning in German (5.0kB)

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