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, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom. Compare Dutch tuin, Low German Tuun, English town, Danish tun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡saʊ̯n/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯n
  • Hyphenation: Zaun
  • Audio(file)

Noun

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

  1. fence

Declension
Declension of Zaun [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zaun die Zäune
genitive eines des Zaunes, Zauns der Zäune
dative einem dem Zaun, Zaune1 den Zäunen
accusative einen den Zaun die Zäune

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Zaun” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zaun” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zaun” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡saʊ̯n/

Noun

Zaun m (plural Zein, diminutive Zaunche)

  1. fence

Further reading
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