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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zinn.
Proper noun
Zinn
- A surname from German.
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German zin, from Old High German zin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną. Cognate with English tin.
Noun
Zinn n (strong, genitive Zinnes or Zinns, no plural)
- tin
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Etymology 2
Proper noun
Zinn m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zinns or (with an article) Zinn, feminine genitive Zinn, plural Zinns)
- a surname
Descendants
Further reading
- “Zinn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zinn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Zinn” in Duden online
- Zinn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Zinn n
- tin
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