-ern
Word Origin
1
an adjective suffix occurring with names of directions:
northern; southern.
Origin
Middle English, Old English -erne; cognate with Old High German -rōni (as in nordrōni northern)
Related Words
- southern
- Astor
- bick-iron
- bittern
- Bothwell
- cast-iron
-ernan adjectival suffix occurring in northern, etc.
[Middle English and Old English -erne]-ern
suffix
- forming adjectives such as northern［构成形容词, 如northern］。
词源
Old English -erne, of Germanic origin.
后缀：-ern ①[形容词后缀]
加在方位词上表示“...方向的”
eastern 东方的
western 西方的
northeastern 东北的
southern 南方的
northern 北方的
southwestern 东南的
②[名词后缀]
表示场所、地点
saltern 盐场
cavern 洞穴
lectern （教堂中）读经台
cistern 蓄水池，水塘