Kern

See also: kern

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Keirn

Etymology

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

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɝn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɜːn/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n

Proper noun

Kern

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States.
3. A river in California, United States.

Derived terms

• Kern County

Anagrams

• Renk, nerk

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛrn/, [kɛʁn], [kɛɐ̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɛʁn

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Homophone: kehren (one pronunciation)

Noun

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

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.

Hyponyms

• Apfelkern
• Atomkern
• Eisenkern
• Erdkern
• Glättungskern
• Grünkern
• Haselnusskern
• Holzkern
• Integralkern
• Kirschkern
• Nusskern
• Obstkern
• Paranusskern
• Pflaumenkern
• Traubenkern
• Walnusskern

Derived terms

• kernig
• kernlos
• Kerntasche

Compounds

• des Pudels Kern
• Kernbaustein
• Kernbegriff
• Kernbindungsenergie
• Kernbrennstoff
• Kernenergie
• Kernfamilie
• Kernfusion
• Kernfusionsanlage
• Kernfusionsreaktor
• Kerngedanke
• Kerngehäuse
• Kernholz
• Kernikterus
• Kernisomer
• Kernkraft
• Kernkraftwerk
• Kernphysik
• Kernpunkt
• Kernreaktion
• Kernreaktor
• Kernreaktorunfall
• Kernresonanz
• Kernresonanzspektroskopie
• Kernschmelze
• Kernspaltung
• Kernspintomogramm
• Kernspintomograph
• Kernspintomographie
• Kernstück
• Kerntechnik
• Kernthema
• Kernverschmelzung
• Kernwaffe
• Kernwaffentest
• Kernwaffenversuch

Further reading

• “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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Syllabification: Kern

Noun

Kern m (plural Kerne, diminutive Kernche)

1. pippin, stone

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kern”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kern/, [ˈkern]
• Rhymes: -ern

Proper noun

Kern m pers (female equivalent Kernová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kern
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Kern	Kernovia	Kernovci
genitive	Kerna	Kernov	Kernovcov
dative	Kernovi	Kernom	Kernovcom
accusative	Kerna	Kernov	Kernovcov
locative	Kernovi	Kernoch	Kernovcoch
instrumental	Kernom	Kernmi	Kernovcami

Further reading

• “Kern”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛ́ːrn/

Proper noun

Kȇrn m anim

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Kern”, in Statistični urad Republike Slovenije : Imena [Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Names] (in Slovene)