German

Noun

Korn n ‎(genitive Kornes or Korns, plural Körner)

1. grain, corn
2. kernel

Declension

Etymology 2

Shortened from Kornbrand, which full form is now rare.

Noun

Korn m ‎(genitive Korns, plural Korne)

1. Korn (liquor)

Declension

Synonyms

• Klarer

Plautdietsch

Noun

Korn m

1. corn

Danish

Noun

korn n (singular definite kornet, plural indefinite korn)

1. corn, cereal
2. grain (e.g. sandkorn ‎(“grain of sand”))

Declension

External links

• “korn” in Den Danske Ordbog
• korn on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Faroese

Etymology

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

Noun

korn n (genitive singular korns, plural korn)

1. corn
2. grain (e.g. sandkorn; grain of sand)

Declension

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Noun

korn n ‎(genitive singular korns, nominative plural korn)

1. corn
2. grain (e.g. sandkorn; grain of sand)

Declension

Derived terms

• frjókorn
• snjókorn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse korn.

Noun

korn n ‎(definite singular kornet, indefinite plural korn, definite singular korna or kornene)

1. grain (cereal)
2. a grain (small particle)

Derived terms

• maiskorn
• sandkorn

References

• “korn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse korn.

Noun

korn n ‎(definite singular kornet, indefinite plural korn, definite plural korna)

1. grain (cereal)
2. a grain (small particle)

Derived terms

• maiskorn
• sandkorn

References

• “korn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

korn n

1. corn
2. grain

Descendants

• Danish: korn
• Faroese: korn
• Icelandic: korn
• Norwegian: korn
• Swedish: korn

References

• korn in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰuːɳ]

Noun

korn n

1. a seed of grain
2. barley; the genus Hordeum
3. bead; front sight of a gun

Declension

Derived terms

• sandkorn
• dammkorn

See also

• få korn på
• på kornet