tärna
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse þerna (“servant girl, maid”).
Noun
edittärna c
- a bridesmaid
- (archaic, modern use in specific contexts) young woman
- Lucia har ofta ett följe av tärnor.
- Lucia is often accompanied by a choir of young women.
- Lucia har ofta ett följe av tärnor.
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Norse þerna (“tern”).
Noun
edittärna c
Declension
editDeclension of tärna
Etymology 3
editVerb
edittärna (present tärnar, preterite tärnade, supine tärnat, imperative tärna)
- (cooking) to dice (cut into (small) cubes, usually of food)
- Tärna potatisen
- Dice the potatoes
- tärnade morötter
- diced carrots
Declension
editConjugation of tärna (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | tärna | tärnas | ||
Supine | tärnat | tärnats | ||
Imperative | tärna | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | tärnen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | tärnar | tärnade | tärnas | tärnades |
Ind. plural1 | tärna | tärnade | tärnas | tärnades |
Subjunctive2 | tärne | tärnade | tärnes | tärnades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | tärnande | |||
Past participle | tärnad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References
edit- tärna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tärna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tärna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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