Zaun
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zaun.
Proper noun
Zaun (plural Zauns)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zaun is the 33280th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 687 individuals. Zaun is most common among White (94.91%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zaun”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom. Compare Dutch tuin, Low German Tuun, English town, Danish tun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡saʊ̯n/
- Rhymes: -aʊ̯n
- Hyphenation: Zaun
Audio (file)
Noun
Zaun m (strong, genitive Zaunes or Zauns, plural Zäune)
- fence
Declension
Declension of Zaun [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Zaun | die | Zäune |
| genitive | eines | des | Zaunes, Zauns | der | Zäune |
| dative | einem | dem | Zaun, Zaune1 | den | Zäunen |
| accusative | einen | den | Zaun | die | Zäune |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Drahtzaun
- einzäunen
- nicht tot überm Zaun hängen wollen
- umzäunen
- Zaunkönig
- Zaunrübe
Further reading
- “Zaun” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zaun” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Zaun” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡saʊ̯n/
Noun
Zaun m (plural Zein, diminutive Zaunche)
- fence
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary