See also: zinne

German

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 Zinne on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Middle High German zinne, from Old High German zinna, from Proto-Germanic *tindijō (point, peak, pinnacle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (tooth). Cognate with Dutch tinne, German Low German Tinne. Related also to Old English tind (peg, spike, prong). More at English tine.

Alternatively, Old High German zinna may descend from Proto-Germanic *tinnō, *tinnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dént-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (tooth).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɪnə/
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  • Hyphenation: Zin‧ne

Noun

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Zinne f (genitive Zinne, plural Zinnen)

  1. merlon
  2. (figurative, literary, in the plural) mountain peaks; (city's) battlements, towers
  3. (Switzerland) roof terrace

Declension

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Further reading

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