earn

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension 2.3.2 Descendants 3 West Frisian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English earnian

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɜːn/, SAMPA: /3:n/
• (US) enPR: ûrn, IPA: /ɝn/, SAMPA: /3`n/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)n
• Homophones: ern, erne, urn

[edit] Verb

to earn (third-person singular simple present earns, present participle earning, simple past and past participle earned)

1. (transitive) To gain (success) through applied effort or work.
2. (transitive) To receive (money) for working.
3. (transitive) To deserve (something).
4. (intransitive) To receive money for working.

   Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent.

[edit] Synonyms

• (gain through applied effort or work):
• ((transitive) receive (money) for working):
• (deserve): deserve, merit
• ((transitive) receive money for working):

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aenr
• Arne
• nare
• near
• Nera, Neæra

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *arnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“‘eagle, large bird’”), *or-. Cognate with Old Saxon arn (Dutch arend), Old High German aro (German Aar), Old Norse ǫrn (Swedish örn, Danish ørn), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌰; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Greek ὄρνις, Armenian որոր (oror), “‘gull’”), Old Irish irar (Irish iolar), Lithuanian erēlis, eagle, Old Church Slavonic orlьlъ (Russian орёл, eagle)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /æɑrn/

[edit] Noun

earn m.

1. eagle

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	earn	earnas
accusative	earn	earnas
genitive	earnes	earna
dative	earne	earnum

[edit] Descendants

• English: erne

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Noun

earn c. (pl. earnen)

1. eagle
2. (fig.) miser