Harpune

German

Harpune

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch harpoen, which is usually considered a borrowing from French harpon (though this is contested).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haʁˈpuːnə/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /haˈpuːnə/ (common; especially northern and central Germany)

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Noun

Harpune f (genitive Harpune, plural Harpunen)

1. harpoon

Declension

Declension of Harpune [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Harpune	die	Harpunen
genitive	einer	der	Harpune	der	Harpunen
dative	einer	der	Harpune	den	Harpunen
accusative	eine	die	Harpune	die	Harpunen

Derived terms

• harpunieren

Descendants

• → Polish: harpun
• → Russian: гарпу́н (garpún), гарпу́нъ (garpún) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
  • → Ukrainian: гарпу́н (harpún)
• → Serbo-Croatian: hàrpūn

Further reading

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