Vokabahn

Dorn

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Noun

der Dorn

Pronunciation: /dɔʁn/

thorn, prickle

C1 rank #6,399 plural Dornen

Meanings

Noun
  1. thorn, prickle
  2. spike, pin; mandrel (technical)
  3. tongue (of a buckle)

Example sentence

Die schönsten Blumen haben die schärfsten Dornen.

The most beautiful flowers have the sharpest thorns.

Word forms

singular der Dorn
plural die Dornen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Dorn
Accusativeden Dorn
Dativedem Dorn
Genitivedes Dornes

Plural

Nominativedie Dornen
Accusativedie Dornen
Dativeden Dornen
Genitiveder Dornen

Usage

  • sich einen Dorn einziehen — Get a thorn stuck in oneself; sich is dative.
  • jemandem ein Dorn im Auge sein — An idiom meaning be a thorn in someone's side or a persistent annoyance.
Extra sentence

Ein langer Dorn steckte in der Sohle seines Schuhs.

A long thorn was stuck in the sole of his shoe.