Zund

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Bavarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German zunden, from Old High German zunden, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tundr, from Proto-Germanic *tundrą, *tundrǭ. Compare English tind, Swedish tända, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tandjan).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Zund m (plural Zund)

  1. (Austria, Vienna) tip (a piece of private information; a clue, secret knowledge, etc.)

Descendants[edit]

  • German: Zund

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Bavarian Zund, from Old High German zunden, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tundr, from Proto-Germanic *tundrą, *tundrǭ. Compare English tind, Swedish tända, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tandjan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡sunt/, [t͡sund̥]

Noun[edit]

Zund m (strong, genitive Zunds, plural Zund)

  1. (Austria, Vienna, colloquial) tip (a piece of private information; a clue, secret knowledge, etc.)
    Synonym: Hinweis

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Zund” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon