Korn

See also: korn

German

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

(countable) kernel; single grain
(countable, firearms) bead (knob on a gun barrel used for aiming)
(uncountable) cereal; corn; grain (type of plant and its fruit)
(uncountable, dated or regional) rye (as the commonest kind of grain in German-speaking Europe)

Declension

Declension of Korn

	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 uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

(cereal): Getreide
(rye): Roggen

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

Shortened from Kornbrand, which full form is now rare.

Noun

Korn m (genitive Korns, plural Korne)

Korn (liquor)

Declension

Declension of Korn

	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

Synonyms

Klarer

Related terms

Apfelkorn
Doppelkorn
Weizenkorn
Kornbrand

Etymology 3

Cognate with Luxembourgish Kuer.

Proper noun

Korn f

Chiers (river)

Derived terms

Plautdietsch

Noun

Korn m

corn

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