Korn

See also: korn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as den Korne in 1542. Derived from the hydronym Korn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrn/
• Hyphenation: Korn
• Rhymes: -ɔrn

Proper noun

Korn n

1. A hamlet in Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrn/, [kɔʁn], [kɔɐ̯n], [kɔːn]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

Korn n (strong, genitive Kornes or Korns, plural Körner, diminutive Körnchen n or Körnlein n)

1. (countable) kernel; single grain
2. (uncountable) cereal; corn; grain (type of plant and its fruit)

   Synonym: Getreide

3. (uncountable, dated or regional) rye (as the commonest kind of grain in German-speaking Europe)

   Synonym: Roggen

4. (countable, firearms) bead (knob on a gun barrel used for aiming)

Declension

Declension of Korn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Korn	die	Körner
genitive	eines	des	Kornes, Korns	der	Körner
dative	einem	dem	Korn, Korne1	den	Körnern
accusative	ein	das	Korn	die	Körner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Dinkelkorn
• Feinkorn
• Gerstenkorn
• Goldkorn
• Grobkorn
• Haferkorn
• Kimme und Korn
• körnerfressend
• Kornfeld
• Korngröße
• Kümmelkorn
• Mehlkorn
• Paradieskörner
• Pfefferkorn
• Saatkorn
• Salzkorn
• Sandkorn
• Senfkorn
• Vogelkorn
• Vollkorn
• Weizenkorn

 

Etymology 2

Shortened from Kornbrand, whose full form is now rare.

Noun

Korn m (strong, genitive Korns, plural Korne)

1. Korn (liquor produced from fermented cereal grain seed)

   Synonym: Klarer

   • 1902, Gustav Falke, “Thies und Ose”, in Hohe Sommertage‎^[1]:

     In Wenningstedt bei Karten und Korn / Erschlug einst ein Bauer in jähem Zorn / Seinen Gast.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Korn [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Korn	die	Korne
genitive	eines	des	Korns	der	Korne
dative	einem	dem	Korn	den	Kornen
accusative	einen	den	Korn	die	Korne

Related terms

• Apfelkorn
• Doppelkorn
• Weizenkorn
• Kornbrand

Etymology 3

Cognate with Luxembourgish Kuer.

Proper noun

Korn f (proper noun, genitive Korn)

1. Chiers (river)

Derived terms

• Niederkorn
• Oberkorn

Further reading

• “Korn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German korn, from Proto-West Germanic *korn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɔn/

Noun

Korn n (plural Kerner, diminutive Kernche)

1. kernel

Derived terms

• Kornblumm

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German and Old Saxon korn, from Proto-West Germanic *korn.

Noun

Korn m

1. corn