yarn

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

filo

🧵

filato

raccontare storie

relazione

storia

trama

cordone

cucirino

🧵

filo di lana

frottola

matassa

narrativa

narrazione

novella

panzana

refe

🧵

resoconto

storiella

cordame

cordaggio

nastro

🎀

racconto

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

hilo

🧵

Garn

fil

🧶

garen

🧶

Faden

🧶

fio

🧵

νήμα

κλωστή

fil

🧵

cuento

historia

verhaal

hilado

🧶

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/jɑːn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: yarne

Ereditato da inglese antico: ġearn

Affine frisone occidentale: jern

Affine olandese: garen

Affine tedesco: Garn

Affine danese: garn

Affine svedese: garn

Affine islandese: garn

Affine latino: hernia

Affine greco antico: χορδή

Affine sanscrito: 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.