Zinne

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German zinne, from Old High German zinna, from Proto-Germanic *tindijō (“point, peak, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónt- (“tooth”). Cognate with Dutch tinne, German Low German Tinne. Related also to Old English tind (“peg, spike, prong”). More at English tine.

Alternatively, Old High German zinna may descend from Proto-Germanic *tinnō, *tinnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dént-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónt- (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɪnə/
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  • Hyphenation: Zin‧ne

Noun

Zinne f (genitive Zinne, plural Zinnen)

  1. merlon
  2. (figurative, literary, in the plural) mountain peaks; (city's) battlements, towers
  3. (Switzerland) roof terrace

Declension

Declension of Zinne
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zinne die Zinnen
genitive einer der Zinne der Zinnen
dative einer der Zinne den Zinnen
accusative eine die Zinne die Zinnen

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