jern

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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, golf) iron (tool or appliance made of metal); a type of golf club
Chemical element
Fe Previous: mangan (Mn)
Next: kobolt (Co)

Inflection
Declension of jern
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jern jernet jern jernene
genitive jerns jernets jerns jernenes

Derived terms

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
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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 c

  1. Obsolete spelling of järn
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