agern

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish akærn, from Old Norse akarn (“acorn”), from Proto-Germanic *akraną, cognate with English acorn, German Ecker (archaic), Dutch aker (archaic), Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 (akran, “fruit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːˀɣərn/, [ˈæˀjɐn], [ˈæˀɐn]

Noun

agern n (singular definite agernet, plural indefinite agern)

  1. (botany) acorn (fruit of the oak tree)
    Coordinate terms: bog, olden
  2. (anatomy, rare) glans penis
    Synonyms: glans, pikhoved

Declension

Declension of agern
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative agern agernet agern agernene
genitive agerns agernets agerns agernenes

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