ferna
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom fern.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editferna f (genitive singular fernu, nominative plural fernur)
- a box-shaped carton (for liquids)
- (card games) four of a kind
Usage notes
editReferring to drink cartons, this word was adopted to distinguish the newer Tetra Brik and Tetra Rex cartons from the original tetrahedral Tetra Pak packaging (now branded Tetra Classic), called hyrna, which had previously been the common container format for milk in Iceland.
Declension
editDeclension of ferna | ||||
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f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ferna | fernan | fernur | fernurnar |
accusative | fernu | fernuna | fernur | fernurnar |
dative | fernu | fernunni | fernum | fernunum |
genitive | fernu | fernunnar | ferna | fernanna |
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- Icelandic Web of Science: Hver fann upp fernuna? (“Who invented the box-shaped carton?”)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050209135122/http://www.lexis.hi.is/ordvikunnar/hyrna_ferna.html