Garn

See also: garn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German garn, from Old High German garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“tharm, gut, intestine”). Compare Dutch garen, English yarn, Danish garn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaʁn/
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Noun

Garn n (genitive Garns or Garnes, plural Garne)

  1. yarn
  2. (hunting, fishing) net

Declension
Declension of Garn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Garn die Garne
genitive eines des Garnes,
Garns		 der Garne
dative einem dem Garn,
Garne1		 den Garnen
accusative ein das Garn die Garne
1Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading
  • Garn in Duden online
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