Deern

Deern

German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Deern. Doublet of Dirne (“girl; whore”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deːɐ̯n/, /dɛːɐ̯n/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Deern f (genitive Deern, plural Deerns)

  1. (Northern Germany) girl

Declension

Declension of Deern [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Deern die Deerns
genitive einer der Deern der Deerns
dative einer der Deern den Deerns
accusative eine die Deern die Deerns

Low German

Alternative forms

Noun

Deern f

  1. girl
    Synonyms: Mäken, Wicht
  2. alternative letter-case form of deern (“Dutch Low Saxon: daughter”)
    Synonym: Dochter

See also

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