Ern
English edit
Etymology edit
Shortening.
Proper noun edit
Ern
- A diminutive of the male given name Ernest.
- 1948, Enid Blyton, The Mystery of the Hidden House:
- 'That's a good one, that is!' said Ern.
Anagrams edit
East Central German edit
Proper noun edit
Ern f
- (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Erna
Further reading edit
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39:
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German eren (“floor”), ern, from Old High German erin, arin. Cognate with Icelandic arinn and Danish arne.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Ern m (strong, genitive Ern, plural Ern)
- (Southern Germany) hallway
- Synonym: Flur
Declension edit
Declension of Ern [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Ern on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Ern” in Duden online
- “Ern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache