Korn

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

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

Korn n

1. A hamlet in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands

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

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

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

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)

Shortened from Kornbrand, whose full form is now rare.

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)

• Apfelkorn
• Doppelkorn
• Weizenkorn
• Kornbrand

Cognate with Luxembourgish Kuer.

Korn f (proper noun, genitive Korn)

1. Chiers (river)

• Niederkorn
• Oberkorn

• “Korn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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

• IPA^(key): /kʰɔn/

Korn n (plural Kerner, diminutive Kernche)

1. kernel

• Kornblumm

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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

Korn m

1. corn