þerna
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɛrtna/
- Rhymes: -ɛrtna
Noun
þerna f (genitive singular þernu, nominative plural þernur)
- maid, girl, female servant
- attendant, stewardess
Declension
Declension
Hyponyms
- kría (“arctic tern”)
Old Norse
Etymology 1
Related to sense 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
- þerna in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “tern”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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
- þerna in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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