Zinne
/ˈtsɪnə/
die
noun
B2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Zinnen
Meaning
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English
crenellation is the English word for the same thing — both mean "battlement, turret."
Practice
1 What does Zinne mean?
battlement, turret (of a castle)
2 Fill the gap: Von den ___ der Burg sah man weit ins Land.
Full sentence: Von den Zinnen der Burg sah man weit ins Land. (From the battlements of the castle you could see far across the land.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zinne?
Zinne: neutral register, common frequency, military domain, neutral connotation.
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