yarn

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (uncountable) A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
2. (countable, uncountable) Bundles of fibres twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
3. (countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

Verb

To tell a story or stories, especially one that is lengthy or unlikely to be true.

Concepts

fil

🧶

filé

corde

🪢

fil de laine

histoire à dormir debout

longue histoire

peigné

raconter des histoires

compte rendu

processus léger

🧵

conte

histoire

Synonymes

thread

🧵

string

🪢

narrative

story

tale

narration

account

filament

recital

cord

rope

🪢

reticule

ribbon

🎀

snare

spin

spin a yarn

strand

tape

threads

twine

wool

tall story

tall tale

linen thread

fibre

strand of wool

spun thread

cuffer

anecdote

clew

clue

cotton

crewel

etc.

filum

gauze

hilum

hypha

Traductions

hilo

🧵

filo

🧵

Garn

Faden

🧶

garen

🧶

fio

🧵

νήμα

filato

κλωστή

fil

🧵

cuento

verhaal

historia

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/jɑːn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: yarne

Hérité de ancien anglais: ġearn

Appartenant à frison occidental: jern

Appartenant à néerlandais: garen

Appartenant à allemand: Garn

Appartenant à danois: garn

Appartenant à suédois: garn

Appartenant à islandais: garn

Appartenant à latin: hernia

Appartenant à grec ancien: χορδή

Appartenant à sanskrit: हिर

In summary

From Middle English yarne, ȝern, yarn, from the Old English ġearn (“yarn, spun wool”), from Proto-West Germanic *garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną (“yarn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰerH- (“tharm, guts, intestines”).
Cognates
Akin to West Frisian jern, Dutch garen (“yarn”), German Garn (“yarn”), Danish garn, Swedish garn (“yarn, thread”), Icelandic garn (“yarn”), Latin hernia (“rupture”), Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string”), Sanskrit हिर (hira, “band”). Compare also the obsolete doublet garn.