das Horn
noun · /hɔrn/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic *horn, from Proto-Germanic *hurną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-. Compare Low German Horn, Hoorn, Hurn; Höärn (Altmärkisch); Häörn (Haön) (Münsterländisch), Dutch hoorn, English horn, Danish horn and Swedish horn.
Translation
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horn (musical instrument)
neuter, strong
Die Familie Van Horn war reich.
The Van Horn family was rich.
Der Zug verlangsamte sich und betätigte sein Horn, als er sich dem Bahnübergang näherte.
The train slowed and blared its horn as it approached the railway crossing.
Tom spielte jeden Morgen auf seinem Horn „Reveille“.
Tom played Reveille on his bugle every morning.
- horn (projection, of an animal, altar, etc.) neuter, strong
- cornet neuter, strong
- cranial parietal bones neuter, strong
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Horn | Hörner |
| Accusative | Horn | Hörner |
| Dative | Horn | Hörnern |
| Genitive | Hornes | Hörner |