-erne

== Danish == === Suffix === -erne Marks the plural definite of some nouns. ==== Usage notes ==== The nouns that inflect like this are mostly the same as those who get -er in the plural indefinite. menneske is a notable exception, being inflected mennesket, mennesker, menneskene (although the form menneskerne also occurs occasionally). Words ending in unstressed -er, such as forfatter, usually inflect -er, -eren, -ere, -erne. ==== Synonyms ==== -ene == Middle English == === Alternative forms === -ern, -ren, -eren, -orn, -ron === Etymology === From Old English -erne; see -ern for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-ɛrn(ə)/, /-ərn(ə)/, /-rən(ə)/ === Suffix === -erne (no longer productive) Suffix denoting belonging to or being in an area, cardinal direction, or ordinal direction. northerne "northern", southerne "southern", esterne "eastern", westerne "western", nihterne "during the night" ==== Descendants ==== English: -ern == Old English == === Etymology === Akin to Old High German -rōni; see -ern for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /er.ne/, [erˠ.ne] === Suffix === -erne Adjective suffix occurring in names for directions norþerne ― northern, sūþerne ― southern, ēasterne ― eastern, westerne ― western ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: -erne, -ern, -ren, -ron English: -ern Scots: -ren