German
Feminine

Zinne

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtsɪnə/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
zinne
Inherited from Old High German
zinna
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
tinne
Cognate with Old English
tind
Cognate with English
English
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”).

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