Stirne

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɪʁnə/
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Noun

Stirne f (genitive Stirne, plural Stirnen)

  1. Dated form of Stirn.
    • 1906, Hermann Hesse, Unterm Rad [Beneath the Wheel]‎, Berlin: S. Fischer:
      Dem Musiklehrer trat der Schweiß auf die Stirne, als Lucius in einem von Hartner geborgten schwarzen Rock mit Schößen auftrat, frisiert und gebügelt, mit seinem sanft bescheidenen Lächeln.
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Declension