Ern

See also: ern, ERN, and -ern

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Proper noun

Ern

  1. 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.

Anagrams

East Central German

Proper noun

Ern f

  1. (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[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39:

German

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (Southern Germany) hallway
    Synonym: Flur

Declension

Declension of Ern [masculine, strong]
singular plural
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
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