Contionary:korn

Niemish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /korn/

From Gothic kaúrn (sense 1.) and kaúrnō (other senses).

Noun

² kórn n.m. hard stem

1. corn (harvested seeds of a cereal crop)
2. kernel, core
3. (mathematics) kernel
4. core, nucleus
5. (physics, chemistry) nucleus
6. pit, pip, stone (of a fruit)

Declension

declension of kórn (mh declension)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kórn	kórnan	kórns	kórnas
genitive	kúrns	kúrnes	kúrne	kúrnse
dative	kórn	kórnum	kórną	kórnę

Derived terms

• àppolkòrn ("apple core")
• àtomkòrn ("nucleus of an atom")
• értzkòrn ("core of the earth")
• kérszakòrn ("cherry stone")
• kórnèbenzàl ("nuclear isomer")
• kórnlòs ("seedless")
• kúrnskä̀llj ("subatomic particle")