Ahn

See also: ahn, ah-ŋ, and ʻàhn

English

Etymology

From Korean 안(安) (An).

Proper noun

Ahn

  1. A surname from Korean.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ahn is the 3379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10,567 individuals. Ahn is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.82%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German an, ane, from Old High German ano, from Proto-Germanic *anô (“forefather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“ancestor”). Cognate with Latin anus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Ahn m (mixed or weak, genitive Ahnes or Ahns or Ahnen, plural Ahnen, feminine Ahnin)

  1. ancestor
    Synonyms: Vorfahre, Vorfahr, Ahne
    • 2007, “Deutschland der Deutschen”, performed by Blumfeld:
      Sie schwenken dazu ihre Fahnen
      Es geht wieder los
      Sie singen ihr Lied
      Unschuldig wie einst ihre Ahnen
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Ahn [masculine, mixed // weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ahn die Ahnen
genitive eines des Ahnes, Ahns, Ahnen der Ahnen
dative einem dem Ahn, Ahne1, Ahnen den Ahnen
accusative einen den Ahn, Ahnen die Ahnen

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

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