hjärna

See also: hjarna

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • hjerna (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse hjarni (“brain”), from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją, *hirsniz (“brain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-; see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²jɛːɳa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophones: gärna, Järna

Noun

hjärna c

  1. (anatomy) a brain
  2. a brain; someone who provides the intelligence for something

Declension

Declension of hjärna
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hjärna hjärnas
definite hjärnan hjärnans
plural indefinite hjärnor hjärnors
definite hjärnorna hjärnornas

Derived terms

References

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