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ferna
ferna
Icelandic
Noun
ferna f (genitive singular fernu, nominative plural fernur)
- a box-shaped carton (for liquids)
- (card games) four of a kind
Usage notes
Referring 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
declension of ferna
| 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
- drykkjarferna
- mjólkurferna
- pappaferna
See also
External links
- Icelandic Web of Science: Hver fann upp fernuna? (“Who invented the box-shaped carton?”)
- http://www.lexis.hi.is/ordvikunnar/hyrna_ferna.html