Contionary:ernst

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk ernest, from Old Skundavisk ernesta, ernustu, from Halmisk ᛖᚱᚾᚢᛊᛏᚢ (ernustu), ᛖᚱᚾᚢᛊᛏᚢᛉ (ernustuŕ), from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛɐnst/

Noun

ernst m. (class 3a, genitive ernsts, plural ernste)

1. seriousness, earnest

   Neething kann her ernst støren.

   Nothing can disturb her seriousness.

Adjective

ernst (comparative ernster, superlative ernstest)

1. serious

   Hit was hard, ernst te belijven.

   It was hard to stay serious.

Inflection

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hi is ernst	si is ernst	hit is ernst	si sind ernst
strong declension	common	ernst	ernste	ernst	ernste
	genitive	ernstes	ernster	ernstes	ernster
weak declension	common	ernste	ernste	ernste	ernsten
	genitive	ernsten	ernsten	ernsten	ernsten