"fern" meaning in Icelandic

See fern in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɛrtn/
Rhymes: -ɛrtn Etymology: From the root fer-. Compare tvennur, þrennur. Head templates: {{head|is|adjective}} fern Inflection templates: {{is-adecl|-comp}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fern [masculine, nominative, strong], fern [feminine, nominative, strong], fernt [neuter, nominative, strong], fernan [accusative, masculine, strong], ferna [accusative, feminine, strong], fernt [accusative, neuter, strong], fernum [dative, masculine, strong], fernri [dative, feminine, strong], fernu [dative, neuter, strong], ferns [genitive, masculine, strong], fernrar [feminine, genitive, strong], ferns [genitive, neuter, strong], fernir [masculine, nominative, strong], fernar [feminine, nominative, strong], fern [neuter, nominative, strong], ferna [accusative, masculine, strong], fernar [accusative, feminine, strong], fern [accusative, neuter, strong], fernum [dative, strong], fernra [genitive, strong], ferni [masculine, nominative, weak], ferna [feminine, nominative, weak], ferna [neuter, nominative, weak], ferna [error-unrecognized-form, masculine, weak], fernu [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, weak], ferna [error-unrecognized-form, neuter, weak], fernu [plural, weak]
  1. four (used when counting singular nouns, pluralia tantum or groupings (especially pairs) of items, or when the item counted is missing from the sentence or separated by the preposition af (“of”)) Derived forms: ferna Related terms: fer-, fjórir, tvennur, þrennur
    Sense id: en-fern-is-adj-qOx-SrCL Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_text": "From the root fer-. Compare tvennur, þrennur.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernrar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "masculine",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "feminine",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "neuter",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "fern",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-comp"
      },
      "name": "is-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ferna"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "four pairs of shoes",
          "text": "fernir skór",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "fernir tónleikar ― four concerts [tónleikar is plurale tantum]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Þetta má gera á fernan hátt. ― This can be done in four ways. [háttur cannot be used in its plural form in this sense]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "There are four [things] that I need. [noun omitted]",
          "text": "Það er fernt sem mig vantar.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I want four of everything.",
          "text": "Ég vil fá fernt af öllu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "four (used when counting singular nouns, pluralia tantum or groupings (especially pairs) of items, or when the item counted is missing from the sentence or separated by the preposition af (“of”))"
      ],
      "id": "en-fern-is-adj-qOx-SrCL",
      "links": [
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ],
        [
          "af",
          "af"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "fer-"
        },
        {
          "word": "fjórir"
        },
        {
          "word": "tvennur"
        },
        {
          "word": "þrennur"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛrtn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛrtn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fern"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ferna"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the root fer-. Compare tvennur, þrennur.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernrar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "masculine",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "feminine",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "neuter",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fernu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "fern",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-comp"
      },
      "name": "is-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fer-"
    },
    {
      "word": "fjórir"
    },
    {
      "word": "tvennur"
    },
    {
      "word": "þrennur"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic adjectives",
        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples",
        "Icelandic uncomparable adjectives",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛrtn",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛrtn/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "four pairs of shoes",
          "text": "fernir skór",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "fernir tónleikar ― four concerts [tónleikar is plurale tantum]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Þetta má gera á fernan hátt. ― This can be done in four ways. [háttur cannot be used in its plural form in this sense]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "There are four [things] that I need. [noun omitted]",
          "text": "Það er fernt sem mig vantar.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I want four of everything.",
          "text": "Ég vil fá fernt af öllu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "four (used when counting singular nouns, pluralia tantum or groupings (especially pairs) of items, or when the item counted is missing from the sentence or separated by the preposition af (“of”))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ],
        [
          "af",
          "af"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛrtn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛrtn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fern"
}

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