þerna

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þerna.

Noun

þerna f (genitive singular þernu, nominative plural þernur)

  1. maid, girl, female servant
  2. attendant, stewardess
Declension
    Declension of þerna
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þerna þernan þernur þernurnar
accusative þernu þernuna þernur þernurnar
dative þernu þernunni þernum þernunum
genitive þernu þernunnar þerna þernanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þerna.

Noun

þerna f (genitive singular þernu, nominative plural þernur)

  1. tern
Declension
    Declension of þerna
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þerna þernan þernur þernurnar
accusative þernu þernuna þernur þernurnar
dative þernu þernunni þernum þernunum
genitive þernu þernunnar þerna þernanna
Hyponyms
  • kría (“arctic tern”)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to sense 2 (“maid servant”).

Noun

þerna f

  2. tern
Declension
  Declension of þerna (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þerna þernan þernur þernurnar
accusative þernu þernuna þernur þernurnar
dative þernu þernunni þernum þernunum
genitive þernu þernunnar þernna þernnanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: þerna
  • Faroese: terna
  • Norwegian Bokmål: terne m or f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: terne f
  • Swedish: tärna c
  • Danish: tærne c

References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Saxon thiorna.

Noun

þerna f

  2. maid servant
Declension
  Declension of þerna (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þerna þernan þernur þernurnar
accusative þernu þernuna þernur þernurnar
dative þernu þernunni þernum þernunum
genitive þernu þernunnar þernna þernnanna
Descendants

References

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