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Danish
Suffix
-erne
- Marks the plural definite of some nouns.
Usage notes
The nouns that inflect like this are mostly the same as those who get -er in the plural indefinite. menneske is a notable exception, being inflected mennesket, mennesker, menneskene (although the form menneskerne also occurs occasionally). Words ending in unstressed -er, such as forfatter, usually inflect -er, -eren, -ere, -erne.
Synonyms
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English -erne; see -ern for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-ɛrn(ə)/, /-ərn(ə)/, /-rən(ə)/
Suffix
-erne
- (no longer productive) Suffix denoting belonging to or being in an area, cardinal direction, or ordinal direction.
- northerne "northern", southerne "southern", esterne "eastern", westerne "western", nihterne "during the night"
Descendants
Old English
Etymology
Akin to Old High German -rōni; see -ern for more.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-erne
- Adjective suffix occurring in names for directions
- norþerne ― northern, sūþerne ― southern, ēasterne ― eastern, westerne ― western
Descendants