Hirn

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Meaning

  1. (countable,neuter,strong) brain (organ)
  2. (neuter,strong,uncountable) brain (meat)

Concepts

brain tissue

brain as food

heart as food

kidney as food

liver as food

lung as food

stomach as food

tongue as food

Frequency

B2
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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