kærne

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰaɐ̯nə]
• Homophone: kerne

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kirna, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ, cognate with Icelandic kirna, Swedish kärna, English churn, German Kirne, Karn (regional words). Related to Proto-Germanic *kernǭ in Icelandic kerna (“creme”), Middle Dutch kerne, German Kern (regional word) and the following verb. These words may be derived from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core”).

Noun

kærne c (singular definite kærnen, plural indefinite kærner)

1. churn

Declension

Declension of kærne

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kærne	kærnen	kærner	kærnerne
genitive	kærnes	kærnens	kærners	kærnernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse *kirna, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijaną, cognate with Icelandic kirna, Swedish kärna, English churn, German kirnen, Dutch karnen.

Verb

kærne (imperative kærn, infinitive at kærne, present tense kærner, past tense kærnede, perfect tense har kærnet)

1. to churn

Inflection

Conjugation of kærne

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	kærne	kærnes
Present tense	kærner	kærnes
Past tense	kærnede	kærnedes
Imperative	kærn	-
Participle
Present	kærnende
Past	kærnet
Gerund	kærnen