yarn

Значение (English)

Noun

1. A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
2. Bundles of fibers 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. 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.

Synonyms

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

Произносится как (IPA)

/jɑːn/

Этимология (English)

Inherited from среднеанглийский: yarne

Inherited from староанглийский: ġearn

Cognate with западнофризский: jern

Cognate with нидерландский: garen

Cognate with немецкий: Garn

Cognate with датский: garn

Cognate with шведский: garn

Cognate with исландский: garn

Cognate with латинский: hernia

Cognate with древнегреческий: χορδή

Cognate with санскрит: 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-, *ǵʰer- (“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.