hjerne

== Danish == === Alternative forms === hjærne (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Danish hiarnæ, hiærnæ, from Old Norse hjarni (“brain”), from Proto-Germanic *hersô (“brain”), genitive *herznaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“head”). The same Germanic word is the source of Danish isse (“crown of head”), from Old Norse hjarsi, hjassi. A collective formation from this word is found in German Hirn, Gehirn, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją (“brain”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɛrnə/, [ˈjæɐ̯nə] === Noun === hjerne c (singular definite hjernen, plural indefinite hjerner) brain (most senses) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “hjerne” in Den Danske Ordbog === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse hjarni. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjæ̂ːɾnɛ/, [ˈjæ̂ːɳə] === Noun === hjerne m (definite singular hjernen, indefinite plural hjerner, definite plural hjernene) brain ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “hjerne” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse hjarni. === Noun === hjerne m (definite singular hjernen, indefinite plural hjernar, definite plural hjernane) brain ==== Synonyms ==== heile ==== Derived terms ==== hjernehinnebetennelse (meningitis) hjerneskade hjerneslag hjernevask === References === “hjerne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.