Polyglot Dictionary

Hirn

/hɪʁn/

das 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
Hirne

Meaning

  1. brain

    • Benutz dein Hirn!

      Use your brain!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

gehirn

Hirn is more colloquial than Gehirn and can carry a slightly derogatory tone when used for a person's intelligence; Gehirn is the standard, neutral or scientific word for "brain."

Similar in other languages

French

cerveau

cerveau is the French word for the same thing — both mean "brain."

Portuguese

cérebro

cérebro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brain."

Practice

1 What does Hirn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Benutz dein ___!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hirn?

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