-erne

See also: erne and Erné

Danish

Suffix

-erne

  1. Marks the plural definite of some nouns.

Synonyms

Usage notes

The nouns that inflect like this are mostly the same as those who get -er in the plural indefinite. menneske is a notable exception, being inflected mennesket, mennesker, menneskene (although the form menneskerne also occurs occasionally). Words ending in unstressed -er, such as forfatter, usually inflect -er, -eren, -ere, -erne.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English -erne; see -ern for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-ɛrn(ə)/, /-ərn(ə)/, /-rən(ə)/

Suffix

-erne

  1. (no longer productive) Suffix denoting belonging to or being in an area, cardinal direction, or ordinal direction.
    northerne "northern", southerne "southern", esterne "eastern", westerne "western", nihterne "during the night"

Descendants

Old English

Etymology

Akin to Old High German -rōni; see -ern for more.

Suffix

-erne

  1. Adjective suffix occurring in names for directions
    norþerne "northern", sūþerne "southern", ēasterne "eastern", westerne "western"

Descendants
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