Stirn

See also: stirn

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-West Germanic *stirniju.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtɪʁn/, [ʃtɪʁn], [ʃtɪɐ̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɪʁn
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Stirn f (genitive Stirn, plural Stirnen)

  1. (anatomy) forehead, brow (often used as an indicator of emotion)
    "Geht es gut?", fragte sie mit gefurchter Stirn.
    "Are you okay?" she asked, her brow furrowed.
  2. (entomology) frons
    • 1994 April 9, Hans-Peter Tschorsnig and Benno Herting, "Die Raupenfliegen (Diptera: Tachinidae) Mitteleuropas":
      So haben die ♂ zum Beispiel meist eine schmalere Stirn und längere Vorderkrallen als die ♀ […]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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

Derived terms

  • Stirnseite f (“front (of a structure); gable end”)

Further reading

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