Zinn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zinn.

Proper noun

Zinn

  1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɪn/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German zin, from Old High German zin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną. Cognate with English tin.

Noun

Zinn n (strong, genitive Zinnes or Zinns, no plural)

  1. tin
Declension
Declension of Zinn [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Zinn
genitive eines des Zinnes, Zinns
dative einem dem Zinn, Zinne1
accusative ein das Zinn

1Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms
Derived terms

See also

Symbol Pt Au Ag Fe Al Sn Cu
metal Platin Gold Silber Eisen Aluminium Zinn Kupfer

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Zinn m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zinns or (with an article) Zinn, feminine genitive Zinn, plural Zinns)

  1. a surname
Descendants
  • Translingual: Zinnia

Further reading

  • “Zinn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zinn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zinn” in Duden online
  • Zinn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sin/

Noun

Zinn n

  1. tin

See also

Symbol Pt Au Ag Fe Al Sn Cu
metal Platin Gold Silver Eise Aluminium Zinn Kupper

Further reading

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