ferna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From fern.

Pronunciation

Noun

ferna f (genitive singular fernu, nominative plural fernur)

  1. a box-shaped carton (for liquids)
  2. (card games) four of a kind

Usage notes

Referring to drink cartons, this word was adopted to distinguish the newer Tetra Brik and Tetra Rex cartons from the original tetrahedral Tetra Pak packaging (now branded Tetra Classic), called hyrna, which had previously been the common container format for milk in Iceland.

Declension

Declension of ferna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ferna fernan fernur fernurnar
accusative fernu fernuna fernur fernurnar
dative fernu fernunni fernum fernunum
genitive fernu fernunnar ferna fernanna

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