Thorn

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See also: thorn and þorn

English

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Alternative forms

Proper noun

Thorn

  1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a thorn bush.
  2. A place name:
    1. A hamlet in Houghton Regis parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0024).
    2. A village in Maasgouw municipality, Limburg province, Netherlands.
    3. An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.
    4. Former name of Whitethorn, Humboldt County, California.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tornensi monasterio in 1007. Etymology uncertain. Potentially linked to Old Dutch turn (“high building, tower”) (derived in turn from Latin turris (“tower”)). The toponym has also been linked to Doornik/Tournai in Belgium. Not related to the English toponym Thorne.

See also Limburgish Toear.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Thorn n

  1. A city and former municipality of Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.
    Synonym: 't Geitebokkeriek (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “thorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

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Etymology 1

From English thorn from Middle English thorn, þorn, from Old English þorn, þyrn (“thorn”), from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”).

Noun

Thorn m (strong, genitive Thorns, plural Thorns)

  1. Þ, thorn (letter)
Declension
Declension of Thorn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Thorn die Thorns
genitive eines des Thorns der Thorns
dative einem dem Thorn den Thorns
accusative einen den Thorn die Thorns

Etymology 2

From Middle High German Thorun, from Latin Thorun (see also Thorunenses) (1251).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Thorn n (proper noun, genitive Thorns or (optionally with an article) Thorn)

  1. Toruń (a city in Poland)

Further reading

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