Thun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Word forms

Thun

Etymology

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

Derived words

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