Zinne

(Engels)

1. (feminine) merlon
2. (feminine, figuratively, in-plural, literary) mountain peaks; (city's) battlements, towers
3. (Switzerland, feminine) roof terrace

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtsɪnə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: zinne

Geërf van Old High German: zinna

Verwante met Nederlands: tinne

Verwante met Old English: tind

Verwante met Engels: tine

In summary

From Middle High German zinne, from Old High German zinna, from Proto-Germanic *tindijō (“point, peak, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”). Cognate with Dutch tinne, German Low German Tinne. Related also to Old English tind (“peg, spike, prong”). More at English tine.
Alternatively, Old High German zinna may descend from Proto-Germanic *tinnō, *tinnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dént-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”).

Sinonieme

Gipfel

Spitze

Pinakel

Schießscharte

Spitzsäule

Mauerzinne

Zinnen

Krenelierung

Befestigung

Festungsmauer

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