Lohn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lôn, from Old High German lōn, from Proto-West Germanic *laun, from Proto-Germanic *launą, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w-. Cognate with Old English lēan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːn/
• Rhymes: -oːn

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Noun

Lohn m (strong, genitive Lohnes or Lohns, plural Löhne)

1. wage
2. reward

Declension

Declension of Lohn [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lohn	die	Löhne
genitive	eines	des	Lohnes, Lohns	der	Löhne
dative	einem	dem	Lohn, Lohne1	den	Löhnen
accusative	einen	den	Lohn	die	Löhne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Akkordlohn
• Arbeitslohn
• Botenlohn
• Bruttolohn
• Finderlohn
• Jahreslohn
• Kombilohn
• Leistungslohn
• Lohnnebenkosten
• Lohnsteuer
• Mindestlohn
• Monatslohn
• Nettolohn
• Niedriglohn
• Stundenlohn
• Tageslohn
• Wochenlohn

Related terms

• lohnen
• Belohnung
• belohnen

Further reading

• “Lohn” in Duden online
• “Lohn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German lôn, from Old High German lōn, from Proto-West Germanic *laun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːn/

Noun

Lohn m (plural Lehn)

1. wage, salary

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Lohn”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch