Feminine

kern

Sentences

Dan nu de kern van de zaak .

I want to come back to the heart of the matter, however.

Terrorisme raakt de kern van dit alles .

Terrorism strikes at the very heart of all of these things.

(feminine) nucleus, physical core
(feminine) nucleus (of an atom)
(feminine, in-compounds) nuclear -
(feminine) core (of the Earth, or any other celestial body)
(feminine) the essence, core, crux of something
(feminine) kernel (of a function)
(feminine) settlement, built-up area
(Suriname, feminine) party cell; group of activists of a political party at neighbourhood or village level

wezenheid

essence

Obststein

πυρήνας

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɛrn/

Inherited from Middle Dutch

kerne

Inherited from Old Dutch

*kerno

In summary

From Middle Dutch kerne, from Old Dutch *kerno, from Proto-Germanic *kernô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-n-on-, *ǵr̥h₂nóm, related to *kurną (“corn, grain”).

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