Ern

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See also: ern, ERN, and -ern

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shortening.

Proper noun[edit]

Ern

  1. 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

  1. (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]

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁn/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Ern m (strong, genitive Ern, plural Ern)

  1. (Southern Germany) hallway
    Synonym: Flur

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Ern on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • Ern” in Duden online
  • Ern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache