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Dorn
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dorn dòrn
English
Etymology
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Proper noun
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German
Etymology
From de gmh dorn, from de goh dorn, from de gmw-pro *þornu, from de gem-pro *þurnuz, from de ine-pro *tr̥nós, from ine-pro *(s)ter- stiff. Compare nds Doorn; Durn Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch; Däörn Münsterländisch, nl doorn, en thorn, da torn, got 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃.
Pronunciation
de /dɔʁn/ [dɔʁn] [dɔɐ̯n]
de ɔʁn
de De-Dorn.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,es:s,en:^er[colloquial]:e[jargon] ^chen:^lein
de thorn de botany also figuratively plural de Dornen or de Dörner thorn
de Ein Kaktus hat keine Stacheln, sondern Dornen, während eine Rose keine Dornen, sondern Stacheln hat. A cactus has no spines, only thorns, while a rose has prickles but no thorns.
de busch de botany poetry plural de Dorne de Dornbusch thornbush
de bolt de engineering plural de Dorne bolt
Declension
m,es:s,en:^er[colloquial]:e[jargon]
Hyponyms
de Rosendorn rose thorn
de Undorn, de Hülsdorn, de Weißdorn
Derived terms
de dornenartig, de dornig, de dornlos
Related terms
de Dornbusch, de Dornenbusch, de Dorngesträuch, de Dornenstrauch
de Dorn im Auge, de keine Rose ohne Dornen
Further reading
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
hrx /tɔn/
Noun
m Derner Dernche
thorn
Further reading
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