German edit

Etymology edit

Early 20th century, a borrowing (inspired by older Tarnkappe) from Middle High German tarnen, from Old High German tarnen, from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtarnən/, [ˈtaʁ.nən], [ˈtaɐ̯-], [ˈtaː-], [-nn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: tar‧nen

Verb edit

tarnen (weak, third-person singular present tarnt, past tense tarnte, past participle getarnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (military) to camouflage
  2. (by extension) to mask, disguise, hide, cover
  3. (science fiction) to cloak

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Further reading edit

  • tarnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • tarnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • tarnen” in Duden online
  • tarnen” in OpenThesaurus.de