"-ern" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [English]

Etymology: In form, from Middle English -erne, -ern, -ren, -ron (northern(e), northron, so(u)thern(e), sothron, etc), from Old English -erne (norþerne, etc), from Proto-Germanic *-r- (probably from rebracketing of *nurþrōnijaz etc) + *-ōnijaz, whence also Old High German -rōni, Old Saxon -rōni, Old Norse -rǿnn / Old Norse -ǿnn. In practice, possibly a back-formation from northern, southern, etc. (Contrast the -ern in hāliġern, etc., which is related to ærn (“place”).) Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-erne}} Middle English -erne, {{m|enm|-ern}} -ern, {{m|enm|-ren}} -ren, {{m|enm|-ron}} -ron, {{m|enm|northerne|northern(e)}} northern(e), {{m|enm|northron}} northron, {{m|enm|southerne|so(u)thern(e)}} so(u)thern(e), {{m|enm|sothron}} sothron, {{inh|en|ang|-erne}} Old English -erne, {{m|ang|norþerne}} norþerne, {{der|en|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic, {{m|gem-pro|*-ōnijaz}} *-ōnijaz, {{cog|goh|-rōni}} Old High German -rōni, {{cog|osx|-rōni}} Old Saxon -rōni, {{cog|non|-rǿnn}} Old Norse -rǿnn, {{cog|non|-ǿnn}} Old Norse -ǿnn, {{m|en|northern}} northern, {{m|en|southern}} southern, {{m|ang|-ern}} -ern, {{m|ang|hāliġern}} hāliġern, {{m|ang|ærn||place}} ærn (“place”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ern, {{en-suffix}} -ern
  1. (nonstandard outside fossilized words) Added to the names of directions to form adjectives. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: leftern, rightern
    Sense id: en--ern-en-suffix-HZik9a-U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Related terms: northern, eastern, southern, western, northron, eastron, southron, westron, norther, easter, souther, wester

Suffix [German]

IPA: [-ɐn] Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--ern.wav
Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|cat2=verb-forming suffixes}} -ern
  1. (now rarely productive) iterative suffix, used to form verbs from other verbs Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -eln
    Sense id: en--ern-de-suffix-ULiXi7Rk
  2. used to form verbs from nouns, often with an additional prefix Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ern-de-suffix-hnx4pawm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [German]

IPA: [-ɐn] Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--ern.wav
Etymology: Extended form of -en, generalised from such forms as silbern, kupfern, ledern, originally also eisern, in which -er is part of the stem. Etymology templates: {{m|de|-en}} -en, {{m|de|silbern}} silbern, {{m|de|kupfern}} kupfern, {{m|de|ledern}} ledern, {{m|de|eisern}} eisern Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|cat3=productive suffixes}} -ern
  1. made of (used to form adjectives from nouns) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ern-de-suffix-QyngGQ78 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 6 26 10 6 10 10 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 20 10 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English -ern, from ærn (“place”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-ern}} Old English -ern, {{m|ang|ærn||place}} ærn (“place”) Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ern
  1. Denotes a place related to the noun it attaches to Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ern-enm-suffix-tFNzngQY Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English -erne. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-erne}} Old English -erne Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ern
  1. Alternative form of -erne Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -erne
    Sense id: en--ern-enm-suffix-78lwLnks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix [Old English]

IPA: /ern/, [erˠn]
Etymology: From the adjectival use of -ærn (“noun suffix denoting location”), from ærn (“place”). Etymology templates: {{m|ang|-ærn||noun suffix denoting location}} -ærn (“noun suffix denoting location”), {{m|ang|ærn||place}} ærn (“place”) Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -ern, {{ang-suffix}} -ern Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|-ern|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|-ern|-ernu|-ern|-ernu|-ernes|-erna|-erne|-ernum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], -ern [nominative, singular], -ernu [nominative, plural], -ern [accusative, singular], -ernu [accusative, plural], -ernes [genitive, singular], -erna [genitive, plural], -erne [dative, singular], -ernum [dative, plural]
  1. Suffix meaning "a place". Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ærn
    Sense id: en--ern-ang-suffix-zXdbaZs2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Old English]

IPA: /ern/, [erˠn]
Etymology: Variant of -erne. Etymology templates: {{m|ang|-erne}} -erne Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -ern, {{ang-suffix}} -ern
  1. Suffix meaning "toward a place"; alternative form of -erne Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ern-ang-suffix-GaClaKt~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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      ],
      "text": "English: -ern"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "-erne"
      },
      "expansion": "-erne",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of -erne.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ern",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-ern",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Suffix meaning \"toward a place\"; alternative form of -erne"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-erne",
          "-erne#Old English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ern/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[erˠn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ern"
}

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