Zaun
English
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English Zaun
Proper noun
Zaun (plural Zauns)
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zaun”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn. Cognate e.g. with Dutch tuin, English town, Danish tun.
Pronunciation
Noun
Zaun m (strong, genitive Zauns or Zaunes, plural Zäune, diminutive Zäunchen n)
Declension
Declension of Zaun [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
- Drahtzaun
- Gartenzaun
- Holzzaun
- Kaninchendrahtzaun
- Maschendrahtzaun
- Metallzaun
Derived terms
Related 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)
Further reading
- Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Zaun”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch