tjern

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse tjarn n, tjǫrn f (“small lake, pond, tarn; pool”), from Proto-Germanic *ternō (“a mountain lake without tributaries; watering hole; small pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to shatter”). Cognate with Danish tjern, Swedish tjärn, Icelandic tjörn, Faroese tjørn and English tarn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /çæːɳ/, /çæːʁn/ Rhymes: -æːɳ, -æːʁn Hyphenation: tjern Homophone: kjern === 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) 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 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === tjørn f (common feminine form) tjønn f, kjønn (dialectal) tjødn, kjødn (differentiation) === Etymology === From Old Norse tjarn n, tjǫrn f (“a small mountain lake without tributaries”), from Proto-Germanic *ternō. Cognates with English tarn. === Noun === tjern n (definite singular tjernet, indefinite plural tjern, definite plural tjerna) a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain area. === See also === innsjø vatn === References === “tjern” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.