tjener

Danish

Etymology 1

From tjene +‎ -er. After Middle Low German dēner, German Diener.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɕɛːnɐ]

Noun

tjener c (singular definite tjeneren, plural indefinite tjenere)

1. waiter, waitress, server
2. servant

Declension

Declension of tjener

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tjener	tjeneren	tjenere	tjenerne
genitive	tjeners	tjenerens	tjeneres	tjenernes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɕɛˀnɐ]

Verb

tjener

1. present of tjene

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þénari.

Noun

tjener m (definite singular tjeneren, indefinite plural tjenere, definite plural tjenerne)

1. a servant
2. a server

Derived terms

• tjenermaskin
• vevtjener

Etymology 2

Verb

tjener

1. present of tjene

References

• “tjener” in The Bokmål Dictionary.