jern

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Danish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Danish jarn, from Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, cognate with English iron and German Eisen. The Germanic word is an old loan from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, cf. Irish iarann.

Pronunciation

Noun

jern n (singular definite jernet, plural indefinite jern)

  1. (uncountable, metal, chemistry) iron (metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe)
  2. (countable, metal, tool) iron (tool or appliance made of metal) -- mostly in compounds
  3. (countable, golf) a type of golf club


Chemical element
Fe
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Inflection

Declension of jern
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jern jernet jern jernene
genitive jerns jernets jerns jernenes

Derived terms

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References

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarno-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (blood).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jæːɳ/
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Noun

jern n (definite singular jernet, indefinite plural jern, definite plural jerna or jernene)

  1. iron

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

jern n (definite singular jernet, indefinite plural jern, definite plural jerna)

  1. alternative form of jarn

Swedish

Noun

jern n

  1. obsolete spelling of järn

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *jern, from Proto-Germanic *garną.

Pronunciation

Noun

jern n (plural jernen, diminutive jerntsje)

  1. yarn

Further reading

jern”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011