-erna
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== Latin ==
=== Etymology ===
Related to -urnus, rnus.
=== Suffix ===
-ernus (feminine -erna, neuter -ernum); first/second-declension suffix
A noun-forming suffix, used to denote a place or container.
==== Derived terms ====
caverna (cave, cavern, from cav- “hollow”)
cisterna (cistern, reservoir, from cist- "box, chest")
lucerna (lamp, lantern, from luc- “light”)
taberna (hut, shop, tavern, perhaps from tab- “board” or trab- “beam”)
== Old English ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /er.nɑ/, [erˠ.nɑ]
=== Suffix ===
-erna
genitive plural of -ern
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
-er (plural) + -na (definite). Usually corresponds to Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk -ene (or Danish -erne)
=== Suffix ===
-erna
Suffix for definite plural for nouns of the third declension (common and neuter gender) which in indefinite form have the suffix -er
==== See also ====
plural suffix
-orna
-arna
-rna
-na
=== Anagrams ===
Arne, Enar, aren, enar, eran, rean, rena