korn

See also: Korn

Danish

Etymology

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

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.

Noun

korn n (genitive singular korns, plural korn)

  1. corn
  2. 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

Derived terms


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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊrn/

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

References


Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

korn n

  1. corn
  2. grain

Descendants

References

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

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. barley; the genus Hordeum
  3. 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

  • få korn på
  • på kornet
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