"tärna" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

Etymology: From Old Norse þerna (“servant girl, maid”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|sv|osx|gmw-pro}}, {{der|sv|non|þerna|t=servant girl, maid}} Old Norse þerna (“servant girl, maid”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} tärna c, {{sv-noun|c}} tärna c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-or}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], tärna [indefinite, nominative, singular], tärnas [genitive, indefinite, singular], tärnan [definite, nominative, singular], tärnans [definite, genitive, singular], tärnor [indefinite, nominative, plural], tärnors [genitive, indefinite, plural], tärnorna [definite, nominative, plural], tärnornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (archaic, modern use in specific contexts) a girl or young woman, a maiden, especially a handmaiden or maid
    a bridesmaid
    Tags: archaic, common-gender Synonyms: brudtärna
    Sense id: en-tärna-sv-noun-VNOGjx-L
  2. (archaic, modern use in specific contexts) a girl or young woman, a maiden, especially a handmaiden or maid
    a girl or (young) woman accompanying the person portraying Saint Lucy (lucia) in a traditional Swedish Saint Lucy's Day procession (luciatåg) (following behind before lining up to sing), traditionally wearing a white gown with a red sash
    Tags: archaic, common-gender Synonyms: luciatärna
    Sense id: en-tärna-sv-noun-7C~PY6Tu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 60 19 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 66 18 10 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 9 71 12 8 Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with -a: 7 74 7 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brudtärna Related terms: lucia, luciatåg, pepparkaksgubbe, stjärngosse, tomte
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Old Norse þerna (“tern”). Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|þerna||tern}} Old Norse þerna (“tern”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} tärna c, {{sv-noun|c}} tärna c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-or}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], tärna [indefinite, nominative, singular], tärnas [genitive, indefinite, singular], tärnan [definite, nominative, singular], tärnans [definite, genitive, singular], tärnor [indefinite, nominative, plural], tärnors [genitive, indefinite, plural], tärnorna [definite, nominative, plural], tärnornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (zoology) a tern Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-tärna-sv-noun-Odtp5mCY Categories (other): Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: tärning (“dice”) + -a Etymology templates: {{suf|sv|tärning|a|t1=dice}} tärning (“dice”) + -a Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|tärnar|preterite|tärnade|supine|tärnat|imperative|tärna|head=}} tärna (present tärnar, preterite tärnade, supine tärnat, imperative tärna), {{sv-verb-reg}} tärna (present tärnar, preterite tärnade, supine tärnat, imperative tärna) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk}} Forms: tärnar [present], tärnade [preterite], tärnat [supine], tärna [imperative], no-table-tags [table-tags], tärna [active, infinitive], tärnas [infinitive, passive], tärnat [active, supine], tärnats [passive, supine], tärna [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], tärnen [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form], - [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive], tärnar [active, indicative, present], tärnade [active, indicative, past], tärnas [indicative, passive, present], tärnades [indicative, passive, past], tärna [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present], tärnade [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past], tärnas [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present], tärnades [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past], tärne [active, dated, present, subjunctive], tärnade [active, dated, past, subjunctive], tärnes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], tärnades [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], tärnande [active, participle, past, present], tärnad [active, participle, past]
  1. (cooking) to dice (cut into (small) cubes, usually of food)
    Sense id: en-tärna-sv-verb-1gTOdWXc Categories (other): Cooking Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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        "singular"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pepparkaksgubbe"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        "a bridesmaid"
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        "a bridesmaid"
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          "text": "Lucia har ofta ett följe av tärnor",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "a girl or young woman, a maiden, especially a handmaiden or maid",
        "a girl or (young) woman accompanying the person portraying Saint Lucy (lucia) in a traditional Swedish Saint Lucy's Day procession (luciatåg) (following behind before lining up to sing), traditionally wearing a white gown with a red sash"
      ],
      "id": "en-tärna-sv-noun-7C~PY6Tu",
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          "handmaiden"
        ],
        [
          "maid",
          "maid"
        ],
        [
          "lucia",
          "lucia#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "luciatåg",
          "luciatåg#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "gown",
          "gown"
        ],
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          "sash",
          "sash"
        ]
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    "sv:brudtärna",
    "sv:luciatåg"
  ],
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}

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    {
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      "form": "tärna",
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        "active",
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      "form": "tärnas",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "tärnat",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "tärnats",
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    {
      "form": "tärna",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "active",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "tärnande",
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        "active",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tärnad",
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        "to dice (cut into (small) cubes, usually of food)"
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        "(cooking) to dice (cut into (small) cubes, usually of food)"
      ],
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        "cooking",
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
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}
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