-erne

erne Erné Erne Danish Suffix Marks the plural definite of some nouns. Usage notes The nouns that inflect like this are mostly the same as those who get da -er in the plural indefinite. da menneske is a notable exception, being inflected mennesket, mennesker, menneskene (although the form menneskerne also occurs occasionally). Words ending in unstressed -er, such as da forfatter, usually inflect -er, -eren, -ere, -erne. Synonyms da -ene Middle English Alternative forms enm -ern -ren -eren -orn -ron Etymology From enm ang -erne; see en -ern for more. Pronunciation enm /-ɛrn(ə)/ /-ərn(ə)/ /-rən(ə)/ Suffix enm suffix enm no longer productive Suffix denoting belonging to or being in an area, cardinal direction, or ordinal direction. enm northerne "northern", enm southerne "southern", enm esterne "eastern", enm westerne "western", enm nihterne "during the night" Descendants en -ern Old English Etymology Akin to goh -rōni; see en -ern for more. Pronunciation -erne Suffix forms adjectives meaning “toward a cardinal direction” or “located in a specified cardinal direction” ang norþ<t:north> norþerne<t:northern> ang ēast<t:east> ēasterne<t:eastern> ang sūþwest<t:southwest> sūþwesterne<t:southwestern> Descendants enm -erne -ern -ren -ron en -ern sco -ren