Seemannsgarn

German

Etymology

Seemann +‎ -s- +‎ Garn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeːmansˌɡaʁn/
• Hyphenation: See‧manns‧garn

• Audio

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Noun

Seemannsgarn n (strong, genitive Seemannsgarnes or Seemannsgarns, plural Seemannsgarne)

1. yarn (uncredible story)

Declension

Declension of Seemannsgarn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Seemannsgarn	die	Seemannsgarne
genitive	eines	des	Seemannsgarnes, Seemannsgarns	der	Seemannsgarne
dative	einem	dem	Seemannsgarn, Seemannsgarne1	den	Seemannsgarnen
accusative	ein	das	Seemannsgarn	die	Seemannsgarne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Seemannsgarn” in Duden online