barn

(Inglese)

Noun

1. A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
2. A unit of surface area equal to 10⁻²⁸ square metres.
3. (informal) An arena.
4. (slang) A warm and cozy place, especially a bedroom; a roost.

Verb

To lay up in a barn.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[bɑɹn]

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: barn

Ereditato da inglese antico: bearn

Affine norse antico: rann

Affine olandese medio: baren

In summary

From Middle English barn, bern, bærn, from Old English bearn, bern, contracted forms of Old English berern, bereærn (“barn, granary”), compound of bere (“barley”) and ærn, ræn (“dwelling, barn”), from Proto-West Germanic *raʀn, from Proto-Germanic *razną (compare Old Norse rann), from pre-Germanic *h₁rh̥₁-s-nó-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₁- (“to rest”).
More at rest and barley.
For the use as a unit of surface area, see w:Barn (unit) § Etymology.

Concetti

granaio

stalla

barn

fienile

capannone

fienaia

sparsa

baracca

🛖

spegniate

magazzino

deposito

scuderia

sparse

sinonimi

granary

stable

shed

storehouse

warehouse

shanty

shack

barrack

garner

cowshed

stall

b

🅱️

store

barnyard

bin

casern

cellar

depository

godown

grain elevator

grange

loft

magazine

repository

silo

stand

storage place

storehouse for grain

pen

🖊️

horse barn

depot

cowhouse

cote

car barn

corral

cattle-shed

stock barn

attic

byre

breadbasket

garage

farm building

cattle shed

cowbarn

elevator

🛗

grain store

hangar

livestock shed

flea-pit

outhouse

Frasi

Her family had a barn and orchard that kept her entertained .

La sua famiglia aveva un fienile e un frutteto che la faceva divertire.