jern

Danish

Alternative forms

• jærn (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, cognate with English iron and German Eisen. The Germanic word is an old loan from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, cf. Irish iarann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaɐ̯ˀn]

Noun

jern n (singular definite jernet, plural indefinite jern)

1. (uncountable, metal, chemistry) iron (metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe)
2. (countable, metal, tool) iron (tool or appliance made of metal)
3. (countable, golf) a type of golf club

Chemical element
Fe
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Inflection

Declension of jern

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jern	jernet	jern	jernene
genitive	jerns	jernets	jerns	jernenes

Derived terms

• jernbane c (“railway, railroad”)

See also

• stål

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarno-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jæːɳ/

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Noun

jern n (definite singular jernet, indefinite plural jern, definite plural jerna or jernene)

1. iron

Derived terms

Terms derived from jern

• håndjern
• jernbane
• jernholdig
• jernklorid
• jernmalm

• jernstang
• jernvare
• jernverk
• rivjern

• smijern
• smi mens jernet er varmt
• strykejern (for ironing clothes)
• støpejern

References

• “jern” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

jern n (definite singular jernet, indefinite plural jern, definite plural jerna)

1. Alternative form of jarn

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Swedish

Noun

jern c

1. Obsolete spelling of järn

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *jern, from Proto-Germanic *garną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jən/, /jɛn/

Noun

jern n (plural jernen, diminutive jerntsje)

1. yarn

Further reading

“jern”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011