Clown

See also: clown

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English clown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaʊ̯n/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /kloːn/ (archaic; now only among some of the oldest generation)

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• Homophone: klauen (colloquial), Klon (archaic)

Noun

Clown m (strong, genitive Clowns, plural Clowns, feminine Clownin)

1. clown (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of Clown [masculine, strong]

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

Further reading

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