German

Noun

Garn n ‎(genitive Garns or Garnes, plural Garne)

1. yarn

Declension

English

Noun

garn ‎(uncountable)

1. (obsolete) yarn (twisted fibers for weaving)

Etymology 2

From go on.

Interjection

garn

1. (Cockney slang) A response that expresses disbelief or mockery.
   • 1912, George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion:

     Mrs Pearce: […] She may be married.

     Liza: Garn!

Anagrams

• ARNG, gnar, gran, rang

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- ‎(“tharm, gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarn/, [ɡ̊ɑːˀn]

Noun

garn n (singular definite garnet, plural indefinite garner or garn)

1. garn, yarn
2. thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)
3. twine (strong thread)
4. net (used for catching fish)

Inflection

Yarn, thread:

Net, twine:

See also

• garn on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- ‎(“tharm, gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kartn/
• Rhymes: -artn

Noun

garn n ‎(genitive singular garns, no plural)

1. yarn

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- ‎(“tharm, gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑːɳ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɳ

Noun

garn n ‎(definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna or garnene)

1. (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
2. a net (fishing)

References

• “garn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- ‎(“tharm, gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarn/, /ɡaʁn/ (examples of pronunciation)

Noun

garn n ‎(definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna)

1. (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
2. a net (fishing)

References

• “garn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garną, whence also Old English ġearn, Old Norse garn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- ‎(“tharm, gut, intestine”).

Noun

garn n

1. yarn

Descendants

• Middle High German: garn
  • German: Garn

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- ‎(“tharm, gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

garn n

1. yarn; a twisted strand of fiber used for e.g. knitting

Declension

Related terms

• bomullsgarn
• garnnystan
• kamgarn
• nylongarn
• redgarn
• ullgarn