"-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, {{inh|en|ang|-erne}} Old English -erne, {{der|en|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic, {{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 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, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 36 5 6 24 11 8 4 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 4 4 31 12 12 3 2 2 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. Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -ern
  1. -en, made of (used to form adjectives from nouns) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ern-de-suffix-TPQDCU6G Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header, German rebracketings, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 14 13 5 20 13 8 8 9 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 4 4 31 12 12 3 2 2 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 8 51 25 Disambiguation of German rebracketings: 7 10 54 30 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 13 15 45 23 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix [German]

IPA: [-ɐn] Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--ern.wav
Etymology: Equivalent to -er (plural suffix) + -n (dative plural suffix). The former was originally a stem extension, so it could be followed by another declensional suffix. Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -ern
  1. Dative plural suffix for nouns that form the plural in -er. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ern-de-suffix-H4E5nrXo Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 4 4 31 12 12 3 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English -ern, from ærn (“place”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-ern}} Old English -ern 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): Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 4 4 31 12 12 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
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”). 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: no-table-tags [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], -ærn [alternative]
  1. Suffix meaning "a place". Tags: morpheme
    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. 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

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic",
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "-rǿnn"
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      "expansion": "Old Norse -rǿnn",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "-ǿnn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -ǿnn",
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        {
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "word": "leftern"
        },
        {
          "word": "rightern"
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        "(nonstandard outside fossilized words) Added to the names of directions to form adjectives."
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        {
          "word": "northern"
        },
        {
          "word": "eastern"
        },
        {
          "word": "southern"
        },
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          "word": "western"
        },
        {
          "word": "northron"
        },
        {
          "word": "eastron"
        },
        {
          "word": "southron"
        },
        {
          "word": "westron"
        },
        {
          "word": "norther"
        },
        {
          "word": "easter"
        },
        {
          "word": "souther"
        },
        {
          "word": "wester"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ern"
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
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        "iterative suffix, used to form verbs from other verbs"
      ],
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          "iterative",
          "iterative#English"
        ]
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "-eln"
        }
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      ]
    },
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        }
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        "used to form verbs from nouns, often with an additional prefix"
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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  ],
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          "_dis": "14 13 5 20 13 8 8 9 10",
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          "_dis": "7 10 54 30",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 15 45 23 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "text": "Glas (“glass”) + -ern → gläsern (“glassen”)",
          "type": "example"
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        "-en, made of (used to form adjectives from nouns)"
      ],
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          "-en",
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        ],
        [
          "made",
          "made"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "-ern"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "english": "the man – to the men",
          "text": "der Mann – den Männern",
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        }
      ],
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        "Dative plural suffix for nouns that form the plural in -er."
      ],
      "id": "en--ern-de-suffix-H4E5nrXo",
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        [
          "-er",
          "-er#German"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
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  "etymology_text": "From Old English -ern, from ærn (“place”).",
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        "Denotes a place related to the noun it attaches to"
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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            "1": "en",
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  "etymology_text": "From Old English -erne.",
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ern",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-ernu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ernum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ærn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ern",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-ern",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ern",
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      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ern",
        "2": "-ernu",
        "3": "-ern",
        "4": "-ernu",
        "5": "-ernes",
        "6": "-erna",
        "7": "-erne",
        "8": "-ernum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
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        {
          "text": "hāliġ (“holy”) + -ern → hāliġern (“sanctuary, holy place”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Suffix meaning \"a place\"."
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ern/"
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}

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