tjørn
See also: tjǫrn
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse þyrnir m, from Proto-Germanic *þurnijaz, *þurnijǭ, cf. Old English þyrne f. Derived from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz (“thorn”) (Danish torn).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tjørn c (singular definite tjørnen, plural indefinite tjørne)
- hawthorn
- 1982, Dansk dendrologisk årsskrift:
- Den eneste barriere mod hybridisering mellem vore tre hjemhørende tjørne er således tilsyneladende kun af økologisk-bestøvningsbiologisk art (Bradshaw, 1975 og Byatt, 1975 b).
- Thus, the only barrier towards hybridization of our three indigenous hawthorns appears to be of an ecological-pollination-biological type (Bradshaw, 1975 and Bytt, 1975 b).
- 1991, Løveridderen, Museum Tusculanum Press, →ISBN, page 6:
- Jeg drejede til højre gennem en tyk skov; vejen var slem, fuld af brombærkrat og tjørne.
- I turned right through a thick forest; the path was bad, full of blackberry shrubs and hawthorns.
- 1970, Danske studier:
- Siversted [Sydslesvig] ses her og der ensomme tjørne vokse ikke alene i et skel, men også inde på marken; disse tjørne ryddes eller fældes ikke.
- In Sieverstedt [Southern Schleswig], here and there may be seen solitary hawthorns growing not only in the boundaries between fields, but also on the field itself; these hawthorns are not cleared or chopped down.
Declension edit
Declension of tjørn
References edit
- “tjørn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse tjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *ternō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tjørn f (genitive singular tjarnar, plural tjarnir)
- a pond
Declension edit
Declension of tjørn | ||||
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f3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tjørn | tjørnin | tjarnir | tjarnirnar |
accusative | tjørn | tjørnina | tjarnir | tjarnirnar |
dative | tjørn | tjørnini | tjørnum, tjarnum | tjørnunum, tjarnunum |
genitive | tjarnar | tjarnarinnar | tjarna | tjarnanna |
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
tjørn f or m (definite singular tjørna or tjørnen, indefinite plural tjørner, definite plural tjørnene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tjern
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse tjǫrn f or tjarn n (“a small mountain lake without tributaries”). Cognates with English tarn and Swedish tjärn.
Noun edit
tjørn f (definite singular tjørna, indefinite plural tjørner, definite plural tjørnene)
- a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain area