þerna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɛrtna/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrtna

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þerna, from Proto-Germanic *þewernǭ. Cognate with Faroese terna, Danish terne, Swedish tärna. Compare also German Dirne, Dutch deerne.

Noun

þerna f (genitive singular þernu, nominative plural þernur)

  1. maid, girl, female servant
  2. attendant, stewardess
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þerna.

Noun

þerna f (genitive singular þernu, nominative plural þernur)

  1. tern
Declension
Hyponyms
  • kría (arctic tern)

Old Norse

Noun

þerna f

  1. tern
Declension
Descendants

References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Saxon thiorna, from Proto-Germanic *þewernǭ. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (to run).

Noun

þerna f

  1. maid servant
Declension
Descendants

References

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