"zan" meaning in Middle High German

See zan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡san/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: Inherited from Old High German zan, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|gmh|goh|zan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old High German zan, {{inh+|gmh|goh|zan}} Inherited from Old High German zan, {{inh|gmh|gem-pro|*tanþs}} Proto-Germanic *tanþs, {{inh|gmh|ine-pro|*h₃dónts}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Head templates: {{gmh-noun|g=m}} zan m Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|m.istem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], dër [definite, nominative, singular], zan [nominative, noun, singular], die [definite, nominative, plural], zene [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], zanes [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], zene [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], zane [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], zenen [dative, noun, plural], einen [accusative, indefinite, singular], dën [accusative, definite, singular], zan [accusative, noun, singular], die [accusative, definite, plural], zene [accusative, noun, plural], zant [alternative]
  1. tooth Tags: masculine

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Zah"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "Zåhn"
    },
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      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
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    },
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      "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
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          "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
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      "lang_code": "de",
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      "word": "Zaan"
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      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
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      "word": "Zant"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Pennsylvania German",
      "lang_code": "pdc",
      "word": "Zaah"
    },
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      "lang_code": "swg",
      "word": "Zah"
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      "lang_code": "swg",
      "word": "Zai"
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      "word": "cōn"
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        "ts": ""
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German zan, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zanes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "zan",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zant",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "m"
      },
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      "name": "gmh-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m.istem"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German strong masculine nouns with umlaut",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 11 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gmh",
          "name": "Teeth",
          "orig": "gmh:Teeth",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The shine of his teeth is whiter than milk.",
          "text": "Sîner zene glîʒ ist wîʒer danne milch.",
          "translation": "The shine of his teeth is whiter than milk.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              21,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              35,
              40
            ]
          ],
          "english": "red mouth well surrounded by white teeth as merlons",
          "text": "rôter munt mit wîʒen zenen wol bezinnet",
          "translation": "red mouth well surrounded by white teeth as merlons",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "tooth"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡san/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zan"
}
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      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Zah"
    },
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      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "Zåhn"
    },
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      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "Zant"
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      "word": "Zand"
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            "borrowed"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Zahn"
    },
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      "lang": "Hunsrik",
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      "word": "Zaan"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "lang_code": "lb",
      "word": "Zant"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Pennsylvania German",
      "lang_code": "pdc",
      "word": "Zaah"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swabian",
      "lang_code": "swg",
      "word": "Zah"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swabian",
      "lang_code": "swg",
      "word": "Zai"
    },
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      "lang": "Vilamovian",
      "lang_code": "wym",
      "word": "cōn"
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      "lang": "Yiddish",
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      "roman": "tson",
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German zan, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
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      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zanes",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "zane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zenen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zant",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "zan m",
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    }
  ],
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      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle High German lemmas",
        "Middle High German masculine nouns",
        "Middle High German nouns",
        "Middle High German strong masculine nouns with umlaut",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Middle High German terms with usage examples",
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              6,
              10
            ]
          ],
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            [
              17,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The shine of his teeth is whiter than milk.",
          "text": "Sîner zene glîʒ ist wîʒer danne milch.",
          "translation": "The shine of his teeth is whiter than milk.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              21,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              35,
              40
            ]
          ],
          "english": "red mouth well surrounded by white teeth as merlons",
          "text": "rôter munt mit wîʒen zenen wol bezinnet",
          "translation": "red mouth well surrounded by white teeth as merlons",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tooth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡san/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zan"
}

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