Zaun

Zaun

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Zaun.

    Proper noun

    Zaun (plural Zauns)

    1. 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

    German

    Etymology

    From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn. Cognate e.g. with Dutch tuin, English town, Danish tun.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tsaʊ̯n/, [t͡saʊ̯n]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aʊ̯n
    • Hyphenation: Zaun

    Noun

    Zaun m (strong, genitive Zauns or Zaunes, plural Zäune, diminutive Zäunchen n)

    1. fence

    Declension

    Hyponyms

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • Zaun”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • Zaun” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • Zaun” in Duden online

    Hunsrik

    Etymology

    From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /t͡saʊ̯n/

    Noun

    Zaun m (plural Zein, diminutive Zaunche)

    1. fence

    Further reading

    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Zaun”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch