Barren

See also: barren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German barre, from Old French barre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbarən/, [ˈba.ʁən], [ˈba.ʁɴ̩], [baː(ɐ̯)n]
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Homophones: Bahn, Bahren (some speakers, chiefly in casual speech)

Noun

Barren m (strong, genitive Barrens, plural Barren)

(metallurgy) bar, ingot
(gymnastics) parallel bars

Declension

Declension of Barren [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Barren	die	Barren
genitive	eines	des	Barrens	der	Barren
dative	einem	dem	Barren	den	Barren
accusative	einen	den	Barren	die	Barren

Derived terms

Goldbarren

Further reading

“Barren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Barren (Turngeraet, Stange, Metall)” in Duden online

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