"-erni" meaning in All languages combined

See -erni on Wiktionary

Suffix [Icelandic]

Etymology: Rebracketing of faðerni (“paternity”), móðerni (“maternity”), bróðerni (“fraternity”) from faðir (“father”), móðir (“mother”), and bróðir (“brother”) + -ni n. The e may be the result of i- mutation of the original stem vowel *a. Etymology templates: {{rebracketing|is|faðerni|t=paternity}} Rebracketing of faðerni (“paternity”), {{,}} , Head templates: {{is-noun|n}} -erni n (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -ernis, nominative plural -erni) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n}} Forms: -ernis [genitive, singular], -erni [nominative, plural], neuter [table-tags], -erni [indefinite, nominative, singular], -ernið [definite, nominative, singular], -erni [indefinite, nominative, plural], -ernin [definite, nominative, plural], -erni [accusative, indefinite, singular], -ernið [accusative, definite, singular], -erni [accusative, indefinite, plural], -ernin [accusative, definite, plural], -erni [dative, indefinite, singular], -erninu [dative, definite, singular], -ernum [dative, indefinite, plural], -ernunum [dative, definite, plural], -ernis [genitive, indefinite, singular], -ernisins [definite, genitive, singular], -erna [genitive, indefinite, plural], -ernanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a nominal suffix, forming abstract nouns, mostly from adjectives (usually no plural forms) Tags: morpheme, neuter
    Sense id: en--erni-is-suffix-is:feminine_abstract_noun Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic rebracketings, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "faðerni",
        "t": "paternity"
      },
      "expansion": "Rebracketing of faðerni (“paternity”)",
      "name": "rebracketing"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": ",",
      "name": ","
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Rebracketing of faðerni (“paternity”), móðerni (“maternity”), bróðerni (“fraternity”) from faðir (“father”), móðir (“mother”), and bróðir (“brother”) + -ni n. The e may be the result of i- mutation of the original stem vowel *a.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ernis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neuter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erninu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernisins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "-erni n (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -ernis, nominative plural -erni)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic rebracketings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "þjóð f (“nation, people”) + -erni → þjóðerni (“nationality”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "salur m (“hall”) + -erni → salerni (“toilet”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a nominal suffix, forming abstract nouns, mostly from adjectives (usually no plural forms)"
      ],
      "id": "en--erni-is-suffix-is:feminine_abstract_noun",
      "senseid": [
        "is:feminine abstract noun"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-erni"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "faðerni",
        "t": "paternity"
      },
      "expansion": "Rebracketing of faðerni (“paternity”)",
      "name": "rebracketing"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": ",",
      "name": ","
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Rebracketing of faðerni (“paternity”), móðerni (“maternity”), bróðerni (“fraternity”) from faðir (“father”), móðir (“mother”), and bróðir (“brother”) + -ni n. The e may be the result of i- mutation of the original stem vowel *a.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ernis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neuter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erninu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernisins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "-erni n (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -ernis, nominative plural -erni)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic neuter suffixes",
        "Icelandic noun-forming suffixes",
        "Icelandic rebracketings",
        "Icelandic suffixes",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "þjóð f (“nation, people”) + -erni → þjóðerni (“nationality”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "salur m (“hall”) + -erni → salerni (“toilet”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a nominal suffix, forming abstract nouns, mostly from adjectives (usually no plural forms)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "is:feminine abstract noun"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-erni"
}

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