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Kern.

kernel

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɛrn/[kɛʁn][kɛɐ̯n]

  1. kernel

    also · masculine · strong

  2. grain

    masculine · strong

  3. core, nucleus

    masculine · strong
    im Kern

  4. nucleus

    masculine · strong

  5. pit, pip, stone (of a fruit)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German kërne, kërn, from Old High German kërno, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”).

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