Thun

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Thun

  • /tʊn/
  • /tuːn/

Sounds like toon, (yod-dropping) tune

Where it comes from

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

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.

Translations

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name city and municipality

日本語トゥーン
中文图恩
PortuguêsTune
FrançaisThoune
DeutschThun
РусскийТун Tun
العربيةثون
עבריתתון

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"Thun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Thun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thun

Chicago

"Thun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thun.

BibTeX
@misc{thun_2026,
  title = {Thun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}