"tjern" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /çæːɳ/, /çæːʁn/ Audio: Nb-kjern.ogg Forms: tjernet [definite, singular], tjern [indefinite, plural], tjerna [definite, plural], tjernene [definite, plural], tjerna [definite, singular], tjernen [definite, singular], tjerner [indefinite, plural], tjernene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -æːɳ, -æːʁn Etymology: From Old Norse tjarn n, tjǫrn f (“small lake, pond, tarn; pool”), from Proto-Germanic *ternō (“a mountain lake without tributaries; watering hole; small pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to shatter”). Cognate with Danish tjern, Swedish tjärn, Icelandic tjörn, Faroese tjørn and English tarn. Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*der-}}, {{inh|nb|non|tjarn|g=n}} Old Norse tjarn n, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*ternō||a mountain lake without tributaries; watering hole; small pool}} Proto-Germanic *ternō (“a mountain lake without tributaries; watering hole; small pool”), {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*der-||to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to shatter}} Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to shatter”), {{cog|da|tjern}} Danish tjern, {{cog|sv|tjärn}} Swedish tjärn, {{cog|is|tjörn}} Icelandic tjörn, {{cog|fo|tjørn}} Faroese tjørn, {{cog|en|tarn}} English tarn
  1. a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain area. Wikipedia link: no:tjern Tags: feminine, masculine, neuter Categories (place): Bodies of water Related terms: innsjø, vann, vatn

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: tjernet [definite, singular], tjern [indefinite, plural], tjerna [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse tjarn n, tjǫrn f (“a small mountain lake without tributaries”), from Proto-Germanic *ternō. Cognates with English tarn. Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*der-}}, {{inh|nn|non|tjarn|g=n}} Old Norse tjarn n, {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*ternō}} Proto-Germanic *ternō, {{cog|en|tarn}} English tarn
  1. a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain area. Wikipedia link: nn:tjern Tags: neuter Categories (place): Bodies of water Synonyms: tjørn [common, feminine], tjønn [feminine], kjønn, tjødn, kjødn [dialectal] Related terms: innsjø, vatn

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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