Tun

Tun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tun"

English

Etymology

From Burmese ထွန်း (htwan:).

Proper noun

Tun (plural Tuns)

  1. A surname from Burmese.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Nominalized infinitive of tun (“to do”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuːn/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Tun n (strong, genitive Tuns, no plural)

  1. gerund of tun; doing, deeds, behaviour
    Synonym: Handeln
    Der Zwiespalt zwischen Wollen und Tun
    The antagonism between willing and doing

Declension

Declension of Tun [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Tun
genitive eines des Tuns
dative einem dem Tun
accusative ein das Tun

Plautdietsch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German tūn, from Old Saxon tūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn (“fence”).

Noun

Tun m (plural Tuns or Tien)

  1. fence

Derived terms

  • Brädatun (“board fence”)
  • Goadentun (“garden fence”)
  • Hakjentun (“picket fence”)
  • Schneetun (“snow fence”)
  • Splätentun (“picket fence”)
  • Stacheetentun (“picket fence”)
  • Tunpol (“fence post”)
  • Tuntrap (“stile”)

Further reading

Turkish

Proper noun

Tun

  1. a male given name
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