Tenne
German, noun/ˈtɛnə/
Tenne is a German feminine noun meaning “threshing-floor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der befestigte (Fuß-)Boden einer Scheune oder eines Sportplatzes, aus gestampftem Boden (zum Beispiel Lehm)…”.
What does Tenne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethreshing-floor
- 2
femininea barn attached to a farmhouse, which is used (or was originally used) for threshing and/or keeping fodder
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der befestigte (Fuß-)Boden einer Scheune oder eines Sportplatzes, aus gestampftem Boden (zum Beispiel Lehm), Beton oder Holz 2. der Platz zum Dreschen mit Fußboden laut Bedeutung 1, in einer Scheune, im Bauernhaus oder im Freien
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Tenne
- Tennen plural
- Tenn variant Swiss Standard German
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tenne?
- /ˈtɛnə/
- [ˈtɛnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Tenne in German?
Tenne appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).