Ahorn

Ahorn

See also: ahorn

German

Ahornblätter — maple leaves (1)

Etymology

From Middle High German ahorn, from Old High German ahorn, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European. Perhaps cognate with Latin acer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaːhɔʁn/

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Noun

Ahorn m (genitive Ahornes or Ahorns, plural Ahorne)

1. A maple Acer; the common tree
2. (uncountable) maple; the wood of the tree

Usage notes

The noun forms des Ahornes and dem Ahorne were used in the 18th century.

Declension

Declension of Ahorn

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ahorn	die	Ahorne
genitive	eines	des	Ahornes, Ahorns	der	Ahorne
dative	einem	dem	Ahorn, Ahorne1	den	Ahornen
accusative	einen	den	Ahorn	die	Ahorne

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

• (maple wood): Ahornholz

Hypernyms

• (maple, the tree): Laubbaum
• (maple, the wood): Holz

Derived terms

• Ahornsirup n
• Bergahorn m
• Feldahorn m

• Spitzahorn m
• Zuckerahorn m

See also

• Platane

Proper noun

Ahorn n (genitive Ahorns)

1. A municipality in Upper Austria, Austria.
2. A municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
3. A municipality in Bavaria, Germany.

Further reading

• Ahorn in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Ahorn, Dutch ahorn.

Noun

Ahorn m (plural Ahorne)

1. (rare) maple

Synonyms

• Meebel