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Swedish noun

ett korn

grain, barley, bead

Meaning

grain; barley; bead

In Swedish: liten partikel, smula

Forms

Forms of korn
Singular, indefiniteett korn
Singular, definitekornet
Plural, indefinitekorn
Plural, definitekornen

korn is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort korn, det stora kornet. Check another noun

Practise korn

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Is it en korn or ett korn?

korn in a sentence

  • vetekorn
    grain of wheat
  • rågkorn
    grain of rye
  • riskorn
    grain of rice
  • majskorn
    corn kernel
  • senapskorn
    grain of mustard seed
  • sandkorn
    grain of sand
  • gruskorn
    piece of gravel
  • dammkorn
    speck of dust

Expressions

  • få korn på
    get sight of
  • på kornet
    to a T

Words built with korn

  • dammkorn grain of dust

Questions

What does korn mean in English?

korn means “grain, barley”.

Is it en korn or ett korn?

It is ett korn, and “the grain” is kornet.

What is the plural of korn?

korn doesn't change in the plural: ett korn, två korn (definite: kornen).

Origin

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Nearby common words

korn is number 5,267 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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