Korn

Meaning

Noun

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

Name

Chiers (river)

Concepts

grain

corn

seed

pip

granule

speck

bead

wheat

kernel

cereal

semen

sperm

pit

squall

front sight

Chiers

Korn

material point

particle

content

substance

barley

oat

core

fruit

ball

bump

hump

sphere

schnapps

grit

alcohol

liquor

spirit

aim

target

foresight

muzzle sight

film grain

crystallite

sight

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔrn/

Etymology

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