Harpune

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch harpoen, which is usually considered a borrowing from French harpon (though this is contested).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haʁˈpuːnə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /haˈpuːnə/ (common; especially northern and central Germany)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Harpune f (genitive Harpune, plural Harpunen)

  1. harpoon

Declension

Declension of Harpune [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Harpune die Harpunen
genitive einer der Harpune der Harpunen
dative einer der Harpune den Harpunen
accusative eine die Harpune die Harpunen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Polish: harpun
  • → Russian: гарпу́н (garpún), гарпу́нъ (garpún) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: hàrpūn

Further reading

  • “Harpune” in Duden online
  • “Harpune” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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