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Korn.

kernel; single grain

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔrn/[kɔʁn][kɔɐ̯n][kɔːn]
  1. kernel; single grain

    countable · neuter · strong
  2. cereal; corn; grain (type of plant and its fruit)

    neuter · strong · uncountable
  3. rye (as the most common kind of grain in German-speaking Europe)

    dated · neuter · regional · strong · uncountable
  4. bead (knob on a gun barrel used for aiming)

    countable · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German korn, from Old High German korn, from Proto-West Germanic *korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

name/kɔrn/[kɔʁn][kɔɐ̯n][kɔːn]
  1. Chiers (river)

    feminine · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

Cognate with Luxembourgish Kuer.

noun/kɔrn/[kɔʁn][kɔɐ̯n][kɔːn]
  1. Korn (liquor produced from fermented cereal grain seed)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Shortened from Kornbrand, whose full form is now rare.

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