bernskr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *barniskaz, equivalent to barn (child) +‎ -iskr (-ish, -ic).

Adjective

bernskr

  1. childish, immature
    Synonym: bernskligr

Declension

Strong declension of bernskr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bernskr bernsk bernskt
accusative bernskan bernska bernskt
dative bernskum bernskri bernsku
genitive bernsks bernskrar bernsks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bernskir bernskar bernsk
accusative bernska bernskar bernsk
dative bernskum bernskum bernskum
genitive bernskra bernskra bernskra
Weak declension of bernskr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bernski bernska bernska
accusative bernska bernsku bernska
dative bernska bernsku bernska
genitive bernska bernsku bernska
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bernsku bernsku bernsku
accusative bernsku bernsku bernsku
dative bernskum bernskum bernskum
genitive bernsku bernsku bernsku

Derived terms

  • bernska (childhood, childishness)

Further reading

  • Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “bernskr”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press