Polyglot Dictionary

Dorn

/dɔʁn/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Dornen

Meaning

  1. thorn

    • Die Rose hat scharfe Dornen.

      The rose has sharp thorns.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

stachel

Stachel also separately means a "sting," like a bee's; Dorn specifically means "thorn," like on a rose.

Similar in other languages

French

épine

épine is the French word for the same thing — both mean "thorn."

Portuguese

espinho

espinho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "thorn."

Practice

1 What does Dorn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Rose hat scharfe ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Dorn?

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