hernes

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *herneh, from a Balto-Slavic language, compare Latvian zirnis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhernes/, [ˈ(h)ernes]

Noun

hernes (genitive herne, partitive hernest)

  1. pea

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • hernes in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), hernes”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • hernes in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • hernes in Sõnaveeb

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hærnes, plural of hærn, from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrn(ə)s/, /ˈharn(ə)s/

Noun

hernes pl (plural only)

  1. brains; the mental organ of a living being.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: harns
  • Scots: harns

References

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