Thun

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/tʊn//tuːn/

proper noun

A city and municipality of Bern canton, Switzerland.

OriginMedieval Latin Tuno ← Proto-Celtic *dūnom →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and municipality of Bern canton, Switzerland.
  2. An Alpine lake, which took its name from the city of Thun, on its northern shore: see Lake Thun.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*dūnom“fortified town”
  2. Medieval LatinTuno
  3. EnglishThun

From Medieval Latin Tuno, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“fortified town”), named before it fell to Rome.

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Translations

Arabic ثون
  • ثونcity and municipality
Bulgarian Тун
  • Тун (Tun)city and municipality
Chinese Mandarin 图恩
  • 图恩city and municipality
French Thoune
  • Thounecity and municipality
German Thun
  • Thuncity and municipality
Hebrew תון
  • תוןcity and municipality
Japanese トゥーン
  • トゥーンcity and municipality
Latin Timium
  • Timiumcity and municipality
Latvian Tūna
  • Tūnacity and municipality
Lithuanian Tunas
  • Tunascity and municipality
Persian تون
  • تونcity and municipality
Portuguese Tune
  • Tunecity and municipality
Russian Тун
  • Тун (Tun)city and municipality
Ukrainian Тун
  • Тун (Tun)city and municipality

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

toon(yod-dropping) tune

Anagrams

huntnuth
Cite this entry
APA

Thun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thun

MLA

“Thun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thun. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thun.

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