Tann
See also: tann, tann-, tánn, tâʹnn, and tånn
English
Etymology
German surname, from a rare literary word meaning "forest" (see below).
Proper noun
Tann
- A surname.
- A municipality of Hesse, Germany
- A municipality of Bavaria
- A village in Switzerland
German
Etymology
From Middle High German tan(n) (“forest”), probably from the root of Tanne (“fir”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tan/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -an
Noun
Tann m (strong, genitive Tannes or Tanns, plural Tanne)
- (poetic) A forest of fir trees.
- Synonym: Tannenwald m
Declension
Declension of Tann [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Tann | die | Tanne |
genitive | eines | des | Tannes, Tanns | der | Tanne |
dative | einem | dem | Tann, Tanne1 | den | Tannen |
accusative | einen | den | Tann | die | Tanne |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “den1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Further reading
- “Tann” in Duden online