korn

See also: Korn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Related to kerne (kernel, core), from Proto-Germanic *kernô (kernel, core). Possibly also related to kærne ((butter) churn), from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ (churn) (see that entry for more).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /korn/, [kʰoɐ̯ˀn]
  • (Hardsysselsk) IPA(key): [kʰokwɐ]

Noun

korn n (singular definite kornet, plural indefinite korn)

  1. corn, cereal
  2. grain (e.g. sandkorn (grain of sand))

Declension

Further reading

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔtn/

Noun

korn n (genitive singular korns, plural korn)

  1. corn, grain, cereal(s)
  2. seed (e.g. sinnopskorn; mustard seed)
  3. grain (e.g. sandkorn; grain of sand)

Declension

Declension of korn
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative korn kornið korn kornini
accusative korn kornið korn kornini
dative korni korninum kornum kornunum
genitive korns kornsins korna kornanna

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • "korn" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɔrtn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrtn

Noun

korn n (genitive singular korns, nominative plural korn)

  1. corn
  2. grain (e.g. sandkorn; grain of sand)

Declension

Derived terms

Middle English

Noun

korn

  1. Alternative form of corn (grain)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Noun

korn n (definite singular kornet, indefinite plural korn, definite plural korna or kornene)

  1. grain (cereal)
  2. a grain (small particle)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Akin to English corn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /korn/, /konː/
  • (South West) IPA(key): /kodn/, [kʰɞ̞dn]
  • (North West, north of Dovre) IPA(key): /koɲː/, [kʰɞ̞ɲː]
  • Hyphenation: kòrn

Noun

korn n (definite singular kornet, indefinite plural korn, definite plural korna)

  1. (uncountable) grain (cereal)
  2. (countable) a grain (small particle)

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Noun

korn n

  1. corn
  2. grain

Descendants

  • Icelandic: korn
  • Faroese: korn
  • Norn: korn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: (dialectal) korn, kørn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: korn
  • Old Swedish: korn
  • Danish: korn

References

  • korn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English corn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrn
  • Syllabification: korn

Noun

korn m

  1. (Texas) corn
    Synonym: kukurzica

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰuːɳ]
  • (file)

Noun

korn n

  1. a seed of grain
  2. some other seeds and small particles
    sandkorngrain of sand
    senapskorngrain of mustard
  3. barley; the genus Hordeum
  4. bead; front sight of a gun

Declension

Declension of korn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative korn kornet korn kornen
Genitive korns kornets korns kornens

Derived terms

See also

References

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