Deern

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːɐ̯n/, /dɛːɐ̯n/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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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

Related terms

• Dirndl
• Dirne

Low German

Alternative forms

• deern (Dutch Low Saxon)

Noun

Deern f

1. girl

   Synonyms: Mäken, Wicht

2. alternative letter-case form of deern (“Dutch Low Saxon: daughter”)

   Synonym: Dochter

See also

• Kind