Ern
See also: ern, ERN, and -ern
English
Etymology
Shortening.
Proper noun
Ern
- A diminutive of the male given name Ernest.
- 1948, Enid Blyton, The Mystery of the Hidden House
- 'That's a good one, that is!' said Ern.
- 1948, Enid Blyton, The Mystery of the Hidden House
Anagrams
- -ner-, -ren, NRE, REN, RNE, ner, ren
East Central German
Proper noun
Ern f
- (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Erna
Further reading
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, OCLC 932028867, page 39:
German
Alternative forms
- Eren
Etymology
From Middle High German eren (“floor”), ern, from Old High German erin, arin. Cognate with Icelandic arinn and Danish arne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛʁn/
Audio (file)
Noun
Ern m (strong, genitive Ern, plural Ern)
- (Southern German) hallway
- Synonym: Flur
Declension
Declension of Ern [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Ern | die | Ern |
genitive | eines | des | Ern | der | Ern |
dative | einem | dem | Ern | den | Ern |
accusative | einen | den | Ern | die | Ern |
Derived terms
- Ernhaus
Further reading
Ern on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Ern” in Duden online
- “Ern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache