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Zaun

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Zaun.

Proper noun

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Zaun (plural Zauns)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Zaun is the 33280th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 687 individuals. Zaun is most common among White (94.91%) individuals.

Further reading

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn.

Compare Dutch tuin, Low German Tuun, English town, Danish tun.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡saʊ̯n/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯n
  • Hyphenation: Zaun
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Zaun m (strong, genitive Zaunes or Zauns, plural Zäune)

  1. fence

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Zaun m (plural Zein, diminutive Zaunche)

  1. fence

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