Berner

See also: berner

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝnɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)
• Homophone: burner

Etymology 1

From Bernie +‎ -er. Named after American politician Bernie Sanders.

Noun

Berner (plural Berners)

1. (US politics) A supporter of Bernie Sanders.

   Synonyms: Bernista, Sanderista

   Hyponyms: Bernie bro, Berniecrat

   • 2016 June 6, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, “As SF ‘feels the Bern’ and touts #ImWithHer, turnout numbers strong”, in SF Examiner:

     Leaving City Hall with a smile, he mirrored the Berner’s excitement, but for Hillary. “She has the strongest record,” he said.

   • 2016 October 1, Reena Flores, “Hillary Clinton comments on Bernie Sanders supporters in leaked recording”, in CBS News:

     Nick Merrill, Clinton’s press secretary, issued this response on Twitter, citing the words of Mike Casca, Sanders’ deputy communications director and a “die-hard” Berner.

   • 2017 April 11, Joe Garofoli, “Fueled by Trump resistance, Sanders’ influence grows with Dems”, in San Francisco Chronicle:

     Some, like the Indivisible network that has spawned more than 5,000 chapters nationwide, have tapped into the same organizational formula the Berners did.

   • 2017 July 21, Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg, “Sanders' Iowa roots continue to bloom -- whether or not he runs in 2020”, in CNN:

     "We have almost enough Berners to hold the majority. It's real close," he said.

Related terms

• feel the Bern

Etymology 2

Diminutives

• From Bern(ard) (“m”), Bern(adette) (“f”), Bern(ice) (“f”), and -er

Proper noun

Berner (plural Berners)

1. A unisex given name, variant of Bernie.
   1. A diminutive of the male given name Bernard, variant of Bernie.
   2. A diminutive of the female given names Bernadette and Bernice, variant of Bernie.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Berner (plural Berners)

1. A surname

German

Etymology

Bern +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛʁnɐ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Ber‧ner

Noun

Berner m (strong, genitive Berners, plural Berner, feminine Bernerin)

1. Bernese (native or inhabitant of Bern)

Declension

Declension of Berner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Berner	die	Berner
genitive	eines	des	Berners	der	Berner
dative	einem	dem	Berner	den	Bernern
accusative	einen	den	Berner	die	Berner

Hypernyms

• Schweizer, Eidgenosse
  • Mitteleuropäer

Adjective

Berner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Bern; Bernese

   Berner Alpen ― Bernese Alps

Further reading

• Berner on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Berner”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Berner (Noun)” in Duden online
• “Berner (Adjective)” in Duden online
• “Berner” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon