Dorn

See also: dorn and dòrn

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Dorn (plural Dorns)

  1. A surname.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dorn, from Old High German dorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þornu, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Compare Low German Doorn; Durn (Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch); Däörn (Münsterländisch), Dutch doorn, English thorn, Danish torn, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (þaurnus).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɔʁn/, [dɔʁn], [dɔɐ̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɔʁn
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Noun

Dorn m (mixed or strong, genitive Dornes or Dorns, plural Dornen or (colloquial) Dörner or (jargon) Dorne, diminutive Dörnchen n or Dörnlein n)

  1. (botany, also figuratively) thorn (with plural Dornen or Dörner)
    Ein Kaktus hat keine Stacheln, sondern Dornen, während eine Rose keine Dornen, sondern Stacheln hat.
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  2. (botany, poetic) thornbush; clipping of Dornbusch. (with plural Dorne)
  3. (engineering) bolt (with plural Dorne)

Declension
Declension of Dorn [masculine, mixed // strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dorn die Dornen, Dörner2, Dorne3
genitive eines des Dornes, Dorns der Dornen, Dörner2, Dorne3
dative einem dem Dorn, Dorne1 den Dornen, Dörnern2
accusative einen den Dorn die Dornen, Dörner2, Dorne3

1Now rare, see notes.
2Colloquial.
3Jargon.

Hyponyms
  • Rosendorn (“rose thorn”)

Derived terms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɔn/

Noun

Dorn m (plural Derner, diminutive Dernche)

  1. thorn

Further reading
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