Tann

See also: tann, tann-, tánn, tâʹnn, and tånn

English

Etymology

German surname, from a rare literary word meaning "forest" (see below).

Proper noun

Tann

1. A surname.
2. A municipality of Hesse, Germany
3. A municipality of Bavaria
4. A village in Switzerland

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tan(n) (“forest”), probably from the root of Tanne (“fir”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tan/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -an

Noun

Tann m (strong, genitive Tannes or Tanns, plural Tanne)

1. (poetic) A forest of fir trees.

   Synonym: Tannenwald m

Declension

Declension of Tann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tann	die	Tanne
genitive	eines	des	Tannes, Tanns	der	Tanne
dative	einem	dem	Tann, Tanne1	den	Tannen
accusative	einen	den	Tann	die	Tanne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Tann” in Duden online