tärna

See also: tarna, tårna, and tarną

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þerna (“servant girl, maid”), from Old Saxon thiorna, from Proto-Germanic *þewernǭ.

Noun

tärna c

  1. a bridesmaid

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þerna (“tern”).

Noun

tärna c

  1. (zoology) a tern

Declension
Declension of tärna 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tärna tärnan tärnor tärnorna
Genitive tärnas tärnans tärnors tärnornas

Verb

tärna (present tärnar, preterite tärnade, supine tärnat, imperative tärna)

  1. to cut into cubes (often about food)

Declension
Conjugation of tärna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive tärna tärnas
Present tense tärnar tärnas
Past tense tärnade tärnades
Supine tärnat tärnats
Imperative tärna —
Present participle tärnande
Past participle tärnad
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