tern en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /tɝn/ (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- tûrn (Received-Pronunciation)
- /tɜːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- tûrn (General-American)
Etymology
Via an East Anglian dialect, from some Scandinavian (North Germanic) language, related to Danish terne, Norwegian terne, and Swedish tärna, all from Old Norse þerna (“tern; maidservant”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā (“handmaid, young girl”). First attested in the 1670s.
Meanings
- Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| terns | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| terne | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hyponyms
roseate tern · Forster's tern · marsh tern · least tern · commic tern · white-winged tern · hooded tern · lesser crested tern · white tern · angel tern · Cabot's tern · common tern · Caspian tern · swift tern · fairy tern · Wilson's tern · crested tern · arctic tern · black tern · bridled tern · greater crested tern · whiskered tern · sooty tern · sandwich tern · rosy tern · gull-billed tern · river tern · little tern · royal tern · Sandwich tern
Relateds
Translations (68)
de Seeschwalbe (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · eo ŝterno (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ro rândunică-de-mare (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · de Meerschwalbe (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · es fumarel (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · gv gant cadjin (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · gd steàrnal (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ar خَرْشَنَة (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ka ⴒⴄⴐⴌⴈ (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · io alcedo (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ast garrochín (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · bg морска лястовица (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ca xatrac (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · mkj pares (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · sk rybár (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · tiw wujirrini (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · gv gollan marrey (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ast chirri (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · tiw martapaka (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · gd steàrnan (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · pl rybitwa (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · gl carrán (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · hu csér (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · pt andorinha-do-mar (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · la larus (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · fo terna (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · nl stern (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · nrf daûtchet (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · fi tiira (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ja アジサシ (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · nv tónteel táshchozhii (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · el στέρνα (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · cy môr-wennol (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · mzn اسپریک (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · nn terne (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · fr sterne (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · cs rybák (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · fy stirns (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · wim oopal (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · sh mòrska lȁstavica (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ru кра́чка (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ab аԥсаатә (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · tr deniz kırlangıcı (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · uk кря́чок (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · cy morwennol (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · sh čȉgra (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ko 제비갈매기 (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · es gaviotín (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · is þerna (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · gd steàrnag (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · grc κήξ (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · gv gant Arctagh (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ka ტერნი (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ast carranclín (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · it sterna (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · pt gaivina (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · da terne (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ga scréachóg thrá (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · cmn 海鷗 /海鸥 (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · vo melasval (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · tr balıkçın (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · sl čígra (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · nb terne (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · sv tärna (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · kk қырқылдақ (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · es charrán (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · ga geabhróg (bird of the subfamily Sternidae) · la sterna (bird of the subfamily Sternidae)