Farn

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German farn, from Old High German farn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn, from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm (“feather, wing; fern, leaf”), from *p(t)erH- (“fern”). Cognate with English fern, West Frisian fear, Dutch varen, Lithuanian spar̃nas, Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀 (parəna), Kamkata-viri por, Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /farn/, , ,
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Noun

Farn m (strong, genitive Farnes or Farns, plural Farne)

  1. fern
    Synonym: Farnkraut

Declension

Declension of Farn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Farn die Farne
genitive eines des Farnes, Farns der Farne
dative einem dem Farn, Farne1 den Farnen
accusative einen den Farn die Farne

1Now rare, see notes.

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