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Korn

Korn

See also: korn

German

Noun

Korn n (genitive Kornes or Korns, plural Körner)

  1. grain, corn
  2. kernel
Declension

Etymology 2

Shortened from Kornbrand, which full form is now rare.

Noun

Korn m (genitive Korns, plural Korne)

  1. Korn (liquor)
Declension
Synonyms
  • Klarer

Plautdietsch

Noun

Korn m

  1. corn

korn

korn

See also: Korn

Danish

Noun

korn n (singular definite kornet, plural indefinite korn)

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

Declension

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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

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.

Noun

korn n (genitive singular korns, nominative plural korn)

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

Declension

Derived terms


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse korn.

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse korn.

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]

Noun

korn n

  1. a seed of grain
  2. barley; the genus Hordeum
  3. bead; front sight of a gun

Declension

Inflection 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