English

Proper noun

Thun

1. a city and municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
2. an Alpine lake, which took its name from the city of Thun, on its northern shore

Synonyms

• (lake): Lake Thun

Translations

Gamilaraay

Noun

thun

1. ****
2. tail

See also

• dhun

German

Verb

thun ‎(irregular, third-person singular simple present thut, past tense that, past participle gethan, auxiliary haben)

1. Obsolete spelling of tun which was deprecated in 1902 following the Second Orthographic Conference of 1901.
   • 1798, Justus Möser, Die Tugend auf der Schaubühne, oder Harlekins Heurath:

     Ein Mädchen auf der Bühne muß oft verliebt thun, oft küssen, oft lachen...

     A girl on a stage must often act as though she has fallen in love, [must] often kiss, often laugh...

Conjugation

• The 1st person singular indicative present active is also (ich) thu.
• The 3rd person singular indicative present active is also (er) thuet.
• In the preterite, the indicative is also spelled with ä or e in place of a. For example, (sie) theten.

Ngiyambaa

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay thun "****, tail" and Wiradhuri dhuun "****, tail".

Noun

thun

1. tail

Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

thun

1. Alternative form of chun