Berner
See also: berner
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɝnɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)
- Homophone: burner
Etymology 1 edit
From Bernie + -er. Named after American politician Bernie Sanders
Noun edit
Berner (plural Berners)
- (US politics) A supporter of Bernie Sanders.
- Synonyms: Bernista, Sanderista
- Hyponyms: Bernie bro, Berniecrat
- 2016 June 6, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, “As SF ‘feels the Bern’ and touts #ImWithHer, turnout numbers strong”, in SF Examiner:
- Leaving City Hall with a smile, he mirrored the Berner’s excitement, but for Hillary. “She has the strongest record,” he said.
- 2016 October 1, Reena Flores, “Hillary Clinton comments on Bernie Sanders supporters in leaked recording”, in CBS News:
- Nick Merrill, Clinton’s press secretary, issued this response on Twitter, citing the words of Mike Casca, Sanders’ deputy communications director and a “die-hard” Berner.
- 2017 April 11, Joe Garofoli, “Fueled by Trump resistance, Sanders’ influence grows with Dems”, in San Francisco Chronicle:
- Some, like the Indivisible network that has spawned more than 5,000 chapters nationwide, have tapped into the same organizational formula the Berners did.
- 2017 July 21, Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg, “Sanders' Iowa roots continue to bloom -- whether or not he runs in 2020”, in CNN:
- "We have almost enough Berners to hold the majority. It's real close," he said.
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Diminutives
- From Bern(ard) (“m”), Bern(adette) (“f”), Bern(ice) (“f”), and -er
Proper noun edit
Berner (plural Berners)
- A unisex given name, variant of Bernie
- A diminutive of the male given name Bernard, variant of Bernie
- A diminutive of the female given names Bernadette or Bernice, variant of Bernie
Etymology 3 edit
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Proper noun edit
Berner (plural Berners)
- A surname
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Berner m (strong, genitive Berners, plural Berner, feminine Bernerin)
- Bernese (native or inhabitant of Bern)
Declension edit
Declension of Berner [masculine, strong]
Hypernyms edit
Adjective edit
Berner (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) of Bern; Bernese
- Berner Alpen ― Bernese Alps
Further reading edit
- Berner on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Berner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Berner (Noun)” in Duden online
- “Berner (Adjective)” in Duden online
- “Berner” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon