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korn.

a grain (single seed of grass food crops)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[kʰuːɳ]
  1. a grain (single seed of grass food crops)

    neuter
    vetekorn
    rågkorn
  2. a grain (single seed of grass food crops) a kernel (of corn or wheat)

    neuter
    majskorn
  3. a grain (of some other seeds)

    neuter
    senapskorn
  4. a small, rounded particle; a grain, a speck, etc.

    broadly · neuter
    sandkorn
    gruskorn
  5. barley, the genus Hordeum

    neuter
    Vi odlar korn och havre
  6. a bead (front sight of a gun)

    neuter
  7. sights to get/have in one's sights ((become aware of and) target, in some sense)

    figuratively · neuter
    Polisen hade fått korn på en misstänkt bil via en övervakningskamera
    Klubben har fått korn på en ny tomt
  8. sights spot on, perfectly (of a portrayal or the like)

    figuratively · neuter
    Filmen fångar tidsperioden på kornet
  9. short for väderkorn (“scent, nose”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · neuter
  10. alloy (precious metal) in a (gold or silver) coin

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

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