Noun
die Urne
Pronunciation: /ˈʔʊʁnə/
urn
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plural Urnen
Meanings
Noun
- urn
- ballot box
Example sentence
Die Kinder zerbrachen die antike Urne.
The children broke the ancient urn.
Word forms
singular
die Urne
plural
die Urnen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Urne
Accusativedie Urne
Dativeder Urne
Genitiveder Urne
Plural
Nominativedie Urnen
Accusativedie Urnen
Dativeden Urnen
Genitiveder Urnen
Usage
- eine Urne beisetzen — inter an urn containing a deceased person's ashes
- eine Stimme in die Urne werfen — cast a ballot into the ballot box; a separate voting sense
Die verzierte Urne stand geschützt hinter einer Glasscheibe.
The decorated urn stood protected behind a pane of glass.