"Ernst" meaning in All languages combined

See Ernst on Wiktionary

Proper name [Danish]

IPA: [ænsd̥]
Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun}} Ernst
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ernest Related terms: Erna [feminine]

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from German Ernst, a medieval royal name in Germany, from Old High German ernust (“vigor, strife”), from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz. Doublet of earnest. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Ernst}} German Ernst, {{der|en|goh|ernust|t=vigor, strife}} Old High German ernust (“vigor, strife”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*ernustuz}} Proto-Germanic *ernustuz, {{doublet|en|earnest}} Doublet of earnest Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ernst
  1. A surname.

Proper name [Estonian]

Head templates: {{head|et|proper noun}} Ernst
  1. a male given name Related terms: Erni, Ernits, Erno

Proper name [Faroese]

IPA: /ɛɻɳst/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Ernst [indefinite, nominative], Ernst [accusative, indefinite], Ernsti [dative, indefinite], Ernsts [genitive, indefinite]
Head templates: {{head|fo|proper noun|g=m}} Ernst m Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-proper-noun-s-indef|Ernst|Ernst|Ernsti|Ernsts}}, {{fo-decl-proper-noun|Ernst|Ernst|Ernsti|Ernsts|def_indef=indefinite|number=singular}}
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine

Proper name [German]

IPA: /ɛʁnst/ Audio: De-ernst.ogg
Etymology: Nominalization of ernst. Etymology templates: {{nominalization|de|ernst}} Nominalization of ernst Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,s,e:s:-􂀿with an article􂁀}} Ernst m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ernsts, plural Ernste or Ernsts or (with an article) Ernst) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s,e:s}} Forms: Ernsts [genitive], Ernste [plural], Ernsts [plural], Ernst [plural], strong [table-tags], Ernst [nominative, singular], Ernste [definite, nominative, plural], Ernsts [definite, nominative, plural], Ernsts [genitive, singular], Ernste [definite, genitive, plural], Ernsts [definite, genitive, plural], Ernst [dative, singular], Ernsten [dative, definite, plural], Ernsts [dative, definite, plural], Ernst [accusative, singular], Ernste [accusative, definite, plural], Ernsts [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Erna, equivalent to English Ernest Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Ernst-de-name-mrezZ4Nw Categories (other): German given names, German male given names, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 55 32 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 50 33 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 36 16

Noun [German]

IPA: /ɛʁnst/ Audio: De-ernst.ogg
Etymology: Nominalization of ernst. Etymology templates: {{nominalization|de|ernst}} Nominalization of ernst Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s.sg}} Ernst m (strong, genitive Ernstes or Ernsts, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Ernstes [genitive], Ernsts [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Ernst [nominative, singular], Ernstes [genitive, singular], Ernsts [genitive, singular], Ernst [dative, singular], Ernste [dative, singular], Ernst [accusative, singular]
  1. earnestness, seriousness Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Ernst-de-noun-sAIUAOQm
  2. (with possessive determiner, idiomatic) a serious statement, a seriously meant action Tags: idiomatic, masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Ernst-de-noun-Py2PTjVz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: allen Ernstes, der Ernst des Lebens, Ernst machen, im Ernst

Proper name [Norwegian]

Head templates: {{head|no|proper noun}} Ernst
  1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Erna, equivalent to English Ernest

Proper name [Swedish]

Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Ernst.wav Forms: Ernsts [genitive]
Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Ernsts|g=c|head=}} Ernst c (genitive Ernsts), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Ernst c (genitive Ernsts)
  1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Erna, equivalent to English Ernest Tags: common-gender

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "German Ernst",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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    }
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        {
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        }
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    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɻɳst/"
    }
  ],
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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "allen Ernstes"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "der Ernst des Lebens"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ernst machen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Nominalization of ernst.",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ernsts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ernst",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ernsts",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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        "dative",
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "earnestness, seriousness"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ernst-de-noun-sAIUAOQm",
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          "earnestness",
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        [
          "seriousness",
          "seriousness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Are you serious?",
          "literal_meaning": "Is that your serious opinion?",
          "text": "Ist das dein Ernst?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I mean it when I say this skirt is too short.",
          "text": "Das ist mein Ernst, wenn ich sage, dass dieser Rock zu kurz ist.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              37,
              44
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What started as a bit of fun, became serious.",
          "text": "Aus Spaß wurde Ernst.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a serious statement, a seriously meant action"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ernst-de-noun-Py2PTjVz",
      "links": [
        [
          "serious",
          "serious"
        ],
        [
          "statement",
          "statement"
        ],
        [
          "meant",
          "mean"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with possessive determiner, idiomatic) a serious statement, a seriously meant action"
      ],
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        "with possessive determiner"
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "masculine",
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        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɛʁnst/"
    },
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  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "55 32 13",
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              15,
              20
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}

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}

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