Hirn
Meaning
- (countable,neuter,strong) brain (organ)
- (neuter,strong,uncountable) brain (meat)
Concepts
Synonyms
Denkorgan
Denkapparat
graue Zellen
Cerebrum
Enzephalon
Lernfähigkeit
grauen Zellen
Fleischabfall
Fassungskraft
Frequency
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɪʁn/
Etymology
From Middle High German hirne, hërne, from Old High German hirni (“brain”), from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“head”); see there for the cognates.
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