Hirn

== Bavarian == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhiɐn/ === Noun === Hirn n (plural Hirn, diminutive Hirnderl) (anatomy, countable) brain (organ) (uncountable) brain (meat) (anatomy) forehead brains, sense, wit == German == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɪʁn/, [hɪʁn], [hɪɐ̯n] Rhymes: -ɪʁn === Noun === Hirn n (strong, genitive Hirnes or Hirns, plural Hirne) (countable) brain (organ) Synonym: Gehirn (uncountable) brain (meat) Synonym: (regional) Bregen ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Hirn” in Duden online “Hirn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache