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English

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Afern.

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishfern, fromOld Englishfearn, fromProto-West Germanic*farn, fromProto-Indo-European*pornóm(“feather, wing; fern, leaf”), from*p(t)erH-(“fern”).

Cognate withWest Frisianfear,Dutchvaren,GermanFarn,Lithuanianspar̃nas,Avestan𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀(parəna),Ashkunpār,Kamkata-viripor,přor,Prasuniparëg,Sanskritपर्ण(parṇá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fern (pluralferns)

  1. Any of a group of some twenty thousandspecies ofvascularplants classified in the divisionPteridophyta that lackseeds andreproduce bysheddingspores toinitiate analternation ofgenerations.

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Derived terms

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Translations

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plant

See also

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References

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  1. ^Dobson, E. J. (1957)English pronunciation 1500-1700‎[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford:Clarendon Press, published1968,→OCLC,§ 8,page472: “Fern is recorded withĕ by Levins (besideę̄), Gil (1621 edition), Poole, Coles, and Brown; withę̄ by Levins (besideĕ) and Gil (1619 edition).”.

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Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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FromOld High Germanferrana.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fern (strong nominative masculine singularferner,comparativeferner,superlativeamfernsten)

  1. remote
  2. far away

Declension

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Positive forms offern
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristfernsieistfernesistfernsiesindfern
strong declension
(without article)		nominativefernerfernefernesferne
genitivefernenfernerfernenferner
dativefernemfernerfernemfernen
accusativefernenfernefernesferne
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederfernediefernedasfernediefernen
genitivedesfernenderfernendesfernenderfernen
dativedemfernenderfernendemfernendenfernen
accusativedenfernendiefernedasfernediefernen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinfernereineferneeinfernes(keine)fernen
genitiveeinesferneneinerferneneinesfernen(keiner)fernen
dativeeinemferneneinerferneneinemfernen(keinen)fernen
accusativeeinenferneneineferneeinfernes(keine)fernen
Comparative forms offern
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristfernersieistferneresistfernersiesindferner
strong declension
(without article)		nominativefernererfernereferneresfernere
genitivefernerenfernererfernerenfernerer
dativeferneremfernererferneremferneren
accusativefernerenfernereferneresfernere
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederferneredieferneredasferneredieferneren
genitivedesfernerenderfernerendesfernerenderferneren
dativedemfernerenderfernerendemfernerendenferneren
accusativedenfernerendieferneredasferneredieferneren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinfernerereinefernereeinferneres(keine)ferneren
genitiveeinesfernereneinerfernereneinesferneren(keiner)ferneren
dativeeinemfernereneinerfernereneinemferneren(keinen)ferneren
accusativeeinenfernereneinefernereeinferneres(keine)ferneren
Superlative forms offern
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristamfernstensieistamfernstenesistamfernstensiesindamfernsten
strong declension
(without article)		nominativefernsterfernstefernstesfernste
genitivefernstenfernsterfernstenfernster
dativefernstemfernsterfernstemfernsten
accusativefernstenfernstefernstesfernste
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederfernstediefernstedasfernstediefernsten
genitivedesfernstenderfernstendesfernstenderfernsten
dativedemfernstenderfernstendemfernstendenfernsten
accusativedenfernstendiefernstedasfernstediefernsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinfernstereinefernsteeinfernstes(keine)fernsten
genitiveeinesfernsteneinerfernsteneinesfernsten(keiner)fernsten
dativeeinemfernsteneinerfernsteneinemfernsten(keinen)fernsten
accusativeeinenfernsteneinefernsteeinfernstes(keine)fernsten

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Preposition

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fern [withgenitive;orwithdative]

  1. (higher register)far away from something
    Fern des Landes / dem Land, in dem sie geboren wurde
    Far away from the land in which she was born

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From the rootfer-. Comparetvennur,þrennur.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fern

  1. four (used when counting singular nouns, pluralia tantum or groupings (especially pairs) of items, or when the item counted is missing from the sentence or separated by the prepositionaf (“of”))
    fernirskór ―four pairs of shoes
    fernirtónleikar ―four concerts[tónleikar is plurale tantum]
    Þetta má gera áfernanhátt. ―This can be done infour ways.[háttur cannot be used in its plural form in this sense]
    Það erfernt sem mig vantar. ―There arefour [things] that I need.[noun omitted]
    Ég vil fáfernt af öllu. ―I wantfour of everything.

Declension

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Positive forms offern
strong declension
(indefinite)		singularmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefernfernfernt
accusativefernanferna
dativefernumfernrifernu
genitivefernsfernrarferns
pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefernirfernarfern
accusativeferna
dativefernum
genitivefernra
weak declension
(definite)		singularmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefernifernaferna
acc/dat/genfernafernu
plural (all-case)fernu

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Englishfearn, fromProto-West Germanic*farn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fern (pluralferns)

  1. fern

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Descendants

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References

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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FromProto-Celtic*wernā (compareWelshgwern). Cognate withOld Armenianգերան(geran).

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Noun

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fern f (genitivefernae,nominative pluralferna)

  1. alder
  2. shield(made of alder wood)
  3. pole,stake
  4. the letterF

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
singulardualplural
nominativefernLfeirnLfernaH
vocativefernLfeirnLfernaH
accusativefeirnNfeirnLfernaH
genitivefernaeHfernLfernN
dativefeirnLfernaibfernaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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Mutation

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Mutation offern
radicallenitionnasalization
fernḟernfern
pronounced with/β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Saxon

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Noun

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fern m

  1. Alternative form ofinfern
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