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

Derived terms
  • Spitzahorn m
  • Zuckerahorn m

See also

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

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Ahorn, Dutch ahorn.

Noun

Ahorn m (plural Ahorne)

  1. (rare) maple

Synonyms
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