Noun
der Tann
Pronunciation: /tan/
A forest of fir trees
C2
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plural Tanne
Meanings
Noun
- A forest of fir trees
Example sentence
Der Jäger verschwand im dunklen Tann.
The hunter disappeared into the dark fir forest.
Word forms
singular
der Tann
plural
die Tanne
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Tann
Accusativeden Tann
Dativedem Tann
Genitivedes Tannes
Plural
Nominativedie Tanne
Accusativedie Tanne
Dativeden Tannen
Genitiveder Tanne
Usage
- der Tann — a poetic word for a forest, especially a fir forest
- Tann / Tanne — the forest / an individual fir tree; masculine versus feminine
Aus dem Tann drang im Gedicht der Ruf eines Vogels.
In the poem, a bird's call came from the fir forest.