Garn

See also: garn

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German garn, from Old High German garn, from Proto-West Germanic *garn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡarn/, [ɡaʁn], [ɡaɐ̯n], [ɡaːn]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Garn n (strong, genitive Garnes or Garns, plural Garne)

  1. yarn
  2. (hunting, fishing) net
Declension
Declension of Garn [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Garn die Garne
genitive eines des Garnes, Garns der Garne
dative einem dem Garn, Garne1 den Garnen
accusative ein das Garn die Garne

1Now rare, see notes.

Noun

Garn n (strong, genitive Garns, plural Garn)

  1. obsolete, Bavarian, Swabian or Rhenish Franconian form of Gaden
Declension
Declension of Garn [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Garn die Garn
genitive eines des Garns der Garn
dative einem dem Garn den Garn
accusative ein das Garn die Garn

Further reading
  • “Garn” in Duden online
  • “Garn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Garn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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