Tern vs Ern - What's the difference?
tern | ern |
Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together.
(dated) A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.
* Mrs Browning
threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate
To run; flow.
To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.
(obsolete) To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.
To pain; torture.
(of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.
As nouns the difference between tern and ern
is that tern is any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail while ern is an alternative spelling of lang=en.As an adjective tern
is threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.As a verb ern is
to run; flow.tern
English
Etymology 1
From a Scandinavian language, related to Danish terne'', Swedish '' , ultimately from (etyl)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* arctic tern * black tern * common tern * crested tern * greater crested tern * hooded tern * lesser crested tern * marsh tern * river tern * roseate tern * sooty tern * swift ternSee also
* sea swallow * (wikipedia) * (Sternidae) * (Sternidae)Etymology 2
(etyl) terne. See (tern) (adjective).Noun
(en noun)- She'd win a tern in Thursday's lottery.
Adjective
(-)- tern''' flowers; '''tern leaves
- a tern schooner, one with three masts