Ern
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English
Etymology
Shortening.
Proper noun
Ern
- A diminutive of the male given name Ernest.
- 1948, Enid Blyton, The Mystery of the Hidden House:
- 'That's a good one, that is!' said Ern.
Anagrams
East Central German
Proper noun
Ern f
- (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Erna
Further reading
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39:
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German eren (“floor”), ern, from Old High German erin, arin. Cognate with Icelandic arinn and Danish arne.
Pronunciation
Noun
Ern m (strong, genitive Ern, plural Ern)
- (Southern Germany) hallway
- Synonym: Flur
Declension
Declension of Ern
Derived terms
Further reading
Ern on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Ern” in Duden online
- “Ern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
