Feminine
kern
Meaning
- (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
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɛrn/
Etymology
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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