Ahne

See also: ahne and AHNE

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German ane, from Old High German ana (“grandmother”), from Proto-Germanic *anǭ, related to *anô (“ancestor”). Cognate with Swabian Ahna, Latin anus (“old woman, grandma”).

Noun

Ahne f (genitive Ahne, plural Ahnen)

1. female ancestor
2. grandmother

Declension

Declension of Ahne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ahne	die	Ahnen
genitive	einer	der	Ahne	der	Ahnen
dative	einer	der	Ahne	den	Ahnen
accusative	eine	die	Ahne	die	Ahnen

Etymology 2

Variant of Ahn (“ancestor”).

Noun

Ahne m (weak, genitive Ahnen, plural Ahnen)

1. forefather (of male or unspecified sex)

Declension

Declension of Ahne [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ahne	die	Ahnen
genitive	eines	des	Ahnen	der	Ahnen
dative	einem	dem	Ahnen	den	Ahnen
accusative	einen	den	Ahnen	die	Ahnen

Further reading

• “Ahne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache