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Kahn

Kahn

English

Proper noun

Kahn

A surname.

German

Etymology

An originally only Central and Low German word, spread by Luther. From Middle Low German kāne and Middle High German kane. Further origin unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaːn/
Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Kahn m ‎(genitive Kahnes or Kahns, plural Kähne)

small boat used on inland waters

Declension

Declension of Kahn

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kahn	die	Kähne
genitive	eines	des	Kahnes, Kahns	der	Kähne
dative	einem	dem	Kahn, Kahne¹	den	Kähnen
accusative	einen	den	Kahn	die	Kähne

¹Now uncommon, see notes