Garn

See also: garn

English

Proper noun

Garn

1. A surname.

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German garn, from Old High German garn, from Proto-West Germanic *garn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarn/, [ɡaʁn], [ɡaɐ̯n], [ɡaːn]

• Audio:

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Noun

Garn n (strong, genitive Garnes or Garns, plural Garne)

1. yarn
2. (hunting, fishing) net

Declension

Declension of Garn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Garn	die	Garne
genitive	eines	des	Garnes, Garns	der	Garne
dative	einem	dem	Garn, Garne1	den	Garnen
accusative	ein	das	Garn	die	Garne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

Noun

Garn n (strong, genitive Garns, plural Garn)

1. obsolete, Bavarian, Swabian or Rhenish Franconian form of Gaden

Declension

Declension of Garn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Garn	die	Garn
genitive	eines	des	Garns	der	Garn
dative	einem	dem	Garn	den	Garn
accusative	ein	das	Garn	die	Garn

Further reading

• “Garn” in Duden online
• “Garn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Garn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon