Tun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tun"

English

Etymology

From Burmese ထွန်း (htwan:).

Proper noun

Tun (plural Tuns)

1. A surname from Burmese.

Anagrams

• NTU, NUT, Nut, nut

German

Etymology

Nominalized infinitive of tun (“to do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuːn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Tun n (strong, genitive Tuns, no plural)

1. gerund of tun; doing, deeds, behaviour

   Synonym: Handeln

   Der Zwiespalt zwischen Wollen und Tun

   The antagonism between willing and doing

Declension

Declension of Tun [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Tun
genitive	eines	des	Tuns
dative	einem	dem	Tun
accusative	ein	das	Tun

Plautdietsch

Alternative forms

• Tün

Etymology

From Middle Low German tūn, from Old Saxon tūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn (“fence”).

Noun

Tun m (plural Tuns or Tien)

1. fence

Derived terms

• Tunpol (fence post)
• Tuntrap (stile)
• Tieninj (fencing, enclosure)
• Schneetun (snow fence)
• Goadentun (garden fence)

See also

• Waunt (wall)
• Schauns (hedge)
• Hoff (yard)
• Goaden
• Puat (gate)
• Tooschlach (gate, port)
• Wolm (handrail)
• Wäs (pasture, meadow)
• Weidlaunt (pastureland)
• Wajch
• Stap
• Boom
• Staul
• Däa
• Hus

Further reading

• Plautdietsch Lexicon of 17,000 words

Turkish

Proper noun

Tun

1. a male given name