tjern

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse tjarn n or tjǫrn f (“a small mountain lake without tributaries”), from Proto-Germanic *ternō. Cognate with English tarn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çæːɳ/
• Rhymes: -æːɳ

Noun

tjern n (definite singular tjernet, indefinite plural tjern, definite plural tjerna or tjernene)

tjern f or m (definite singular tjerna or tjernen, indefinite plural tjerner, definite plural tjernene)

1. a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain area.

See also

• innsjø
• vann, vatn

References

• “tjern” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “tjern” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tjørn f

Etymology

From Old Norse tjarn n or tjǫrn f (“a small mountain lake without tributaries”). Cognate with English tarn

Noun

tjern n (definite singular tjernet, indefinite plural tjern, definite plural tjerna)

1. a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain area.

See also

• innsjø
• vatn

References

• “tjern” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.