terna

Faroese

terna - Arctic tern

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þerna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɛtna/

Noun

terna f (genitive singular ternu, plural ternur)

1. tern (Sterna paradisaea)

Declension

Declension of terna
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	terna	ternan	ternur	ternurnar
accusative	ternu	ternuna	ternur	ternurnar
dative	ternu	ternuni	ternum	ternunum
genitive	ternu	ternunnar	terna	ternanna

Hyponyms

• faksaterna
• fransaterna
• kriterna
• vongsvørt terna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þerna, from Old Saxon thiorna, from Proto-Germanic *þewernǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɛɻɳa/

Noun

terna f (genitive singular ternu, plural ternur)

1. maid
2. stewardess, air hostess

Declension

Declension of terna
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	terna	ternan	ternur	ternurnar
accusative	ternu	ternuna	ternur	ternurnar
dative	ternu	ternuni	ternum	ternunum
genitive	ternu	ternunnar	terna	ternanna

Synonyms

• (air hostess): flogterna

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Latin

Numeral

terna

1. nominative neuter plural of terni
2. accusative neuter plural of terni
3. vocative neuter plural of terni

References

• terna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ternen

Noun

terna m or f

1. definite feminine singular of terne

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

terna f

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of terne

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Portuguese

Adjective

terna

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective terno.

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Spanish

Noun

terna f (plural ternas)

1. set of three