"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 zand, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. Etymology templates: {{ety|gmh|:inh|goh:zand}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*tanþs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*tanþ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "zand", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "zan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmh" }" data-lang="gmh" data-title="zan">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|gmh|goh|zand|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old High German zand, {{inh+|gmh|goh|zand}} Inherited from Old High German zand, {{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": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Zah"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "Zåhn"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "Zant"
    },
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          "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
          "word": "Zant"
        }
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      "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
      "word": "Zank"
    },
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          "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
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          ],
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        }
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Zahn"
    },
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      "lang_code": "hrx",
      "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_code": "wym",
      "word": "cōn"
    },
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      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "tson",
      "word": "צאָן"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German zand, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "noun",
        "singular"
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      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "noun",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
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      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "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",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "zant",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "g": "m"
      },
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    }
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        "1": "m.istem"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gmh",
          "name": "Teeth",
          "orig": "gmh:Teeth",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              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"
        }
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        "tooth"
      ],
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        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡san/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zan"
}
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      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Zah"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "Zåhn"
    },
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      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "Zant"
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    },
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    },
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      "lang_code": "pdc",
      "word": "Zaah"
    },
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      "word": "Zah"
    },
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      "word": "Zai"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vilamovian",
      "lang_code": "wym",
      "word": "cōn"
    },
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      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "tson",
      "word": "צאָן"
    }
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      "form": "zanes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "dër",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zenen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "einen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "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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  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Middle High German masculine nouns",
        "Middle High German nouns",
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        "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 derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ed- (bite)",
        "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 inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Middle High German terms with usage examples",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 11 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "gmh:Teeth"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tooth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡san/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zan"
}

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