Ernst
See also: ernst
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Ernst, a medieval royal name in Germany, from Old High German ernust (“vigor, strife”), from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz. Doublet of earnest.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ænsd̥]
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛɻɳst/
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Ernst: Ernstsson
- daughter of Ernst: Ernstsdóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Ernst |
Accusative | Ernst |
Dative | Ernsti |
Genitive | Ernsts |
German
Etymology
Nominal usage of the adjective ernst
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛʁnst/
audio (Germany) (file)
Noun
Ernst m (strong, genitive Ernstes or Ernsts, no plural)
- earnestness, seriousness
- (with possessive determiner, idiomatic) a serious statement, a seriously meant action
- Ist das dein Ernst? ― Are you serious? (literally, “Is that your serious opinion?”)
- Das ist mein Ernst, wenn ich sage, dass dieser Rock zu kurz ist.
- I mean it when I say this skirt is too short.
Declension
Further reading
- “Ernst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ernst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Ernst” in Duden online
- “Ernst” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Ernst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Ernst”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Norwegian
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Ernst c (genitive Ernsts)
- a male given name, feminine equivalent Erna, equivalent to English Ernest
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