Kern

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
 Kern River on Wikipedia

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Etymology[edit]

The unincorporated community in Missouri is named after Robert Kern. The Kern River is named after Edward Kern.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Kern

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States
  3. the Kern River in California, USA

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German kerne, kern, from Old High German kerno, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɛrn/, [kɛʁn], [kɛɐ̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁn
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: kehren (one pronunciation)

Noun[edit]

Kern m (strong, genitive Kernes or Kerns, plural Kerne)

  1. (also mathematics) kernel
  2. grain
  3. core, nucleus
  4. (physics, chemistry) nucleus
  5. pit, pip, stone (of a fruit)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Kern [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kern die Kerne
genitive eines des Kernes, Kerns der Kerne
dative einem dem Kern, Kerne1 den Kernen
accusative einen den Kern die Kerne

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Kern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Kern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Kern” in Duden online
  • Kern on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Kern m (plural Kerne, diminutive Kernche)

  1. pippin, stone

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Slovene[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Kȇrn m anim

  1. a surname
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