kærne
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʰaɐ̯nə]
- Homophone: kerne
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kirna, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ, cognate with Icelandic kirna, Swedish kärna, English churn, German Kirne, Karn (regional words). Related to Proto-Germanic *kernǭ in Icelandic kerna (“creme”), Middle Dutch kerne, German Kern (regional word) and the following verb. These words may be derived from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core”).
Noun
kærne c (singular definite kærnen, plural indefinite kærner)
- churn
Inflection
Declension of kærne
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kærne | kærnen | kærner | kærnerne |
| genitive | kærnes | kærnens | kærners | kærnernes |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse *kirna, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijaną, cognate with Icelandic kirna, Swedish kärna, English churn, German kirnen, Dutch karnen.
Verb
kærne (imperative kærn, infinitive at kærne, present tense kærner, past tense kærnede, perfect tense har kærnet)
- to churn
Inflection
Conjugation of kærne
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kærne | kærnes |
| Present tense | kærner | kærnes |
| Past tense | kærnede | kærnedes |
| Imperative | kærn | - |
| Participle | ||
| Present | kærnende | |
| Past | kærnet | |
| Gerund | kærnen | |