corn
English
/kɔːn/, /kɔɹn/
noun
Definitions
- (British) The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and wheat or barley in England and Wales.
- (US) Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays.
- A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.
- A small, hard particle.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English corn (grain) inherited from Old English corn (grain) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kurną (corn, cereal, grain) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (grain, worn-down), *ǵerh₂- (grow old, mature, old, grown-up).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵerh₂-
Gloss
grow old, mature, old, grown-up
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
古, 老
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Corngate English
- ball English
- barley English
- barleycorn English
- bind English
- bread English
- breadcorn English
- broom English
- broomcorn English
- cake English
- cob English
- cockle English
- cokernel English
- corn silk English
- corn sugar English
- corn-factor English
- cornball English
- cornbind English
- corncake English
- corncob English
- corncockle English
- corncrake English
- corncutter English
- cornfed English
- cornfest English
- cornfield English
- cornflake English
- cornfloor English
- cornflour English
- cornflower English
- cornhole English
- cornhusk English
- cornhusker English
- cornhusking English
- cornify English
- cornily English
- corniness English
- cornland English
- cornless English
- cornlike English
- cornloft English
- cornmarket English
- cornmeal English
- cornmealy English
- cornmill English
- cornpone English
- cornrow English
- cornrowed English
- cornsack English
- cornsheller English
- cornshuck English
- cornshucking English
- cornsilk English
- cornstalk English
- cornstarch English
- cornstick English
- cornstone English
- cornworm English
- corny English
- crake English
- cutter English
- enkernel English
- exokernel English
- factor English
- fed English
- feedgrain English
- field English
- flake English
- floor English
- flour English
- flower English
- foodgrain English
- geriatrics English
- grain English
- grainage English
- grainer English
- grainfall English
- grainfield English
- grainflow English
- grainland English
- grainless English
- grainlike English
- grainline English
- grainstone English
- grainy English
- granary English
- graniform English
- granum English
- grape kernel English
- hole English
- husk English
- husker English
- husking English
- intergrain English
- intragrain English
- kern English
- kerned English
- kernel English
- kernelate English
- kernelisation English
- kernelization English
- kernelize English
- kernelled English
- kernelly English
- kerning English
- kernish English
- land English
- loft English
- market English
- meal English
- micrograin English
- microkernel English
- mill English
- multicorn English
- multigrain English
- multikernel English
- nanograin English
- nanokernel English
- nongrain English
- off-corn English
- overgrain English
- pepper English
- peppercorn English
- peppercorny English
- pone English
- pseudograin English
- puff English
- puffcorn English
- quadricorn English
- row English
- sack English
- seed English
- seedcorn English
- sheller English
- shuck English
- shucking English
- silk English
- stalk English
- starch English
- stick English
- stone English
- subgrain English
- subkernel English
- sugar English
- supergrain English
- uncorny English
- unikernel English
- wholegrain English
- woodgrain English
- worm English
- graani Finnish
- graini Finnish
- *granica Latin
- granarium Latin
- granatum Latin
- granatus Latin
- granulum Latin
- granum Latin
- grānulum Latin
- grānum Latin
- grānārium Latin
- grānātum Latin
- pōmum Latin
- Einkorn German
- Korn German
- Kornblume German
- Korngröße German
- Kornkammer German
- Kornkreis German
- Kornnatter German
- Pfefferkorn German
- Reiskorn German
- Saatkorn German
- Salzkorn German
- Sandkorn German
- Vollkorn German
- Weizenkorn German
- körnerfressend German
- kernel Hungarian
- grana Italian
- granito Italian
- grano Italian
- graan Dutch, Flemish
- koren Dutch, Flemish
- korenbout Dutch, Flemish
- korenhalm Dutch, Flemish
- korenslang Dutch, Flemish
- korenworm Dutch, Flemish
- korrel Dutch, Flemish
- volkorenbrood Dutch, Flemish
- volkorenmeel Dutch, Flemish
- grain French
- gros-grain French
- гран Russian
- зернистый Russian
- зерно́ Russian
- зерновой Russian
- зернофураж Russian
- зёрнышко Russian
- Γραικός Ancient Greek
- Γραῖα Ancient Greek
- γέρας Ancient Greek
- γέρων Ancient Greek
- *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵerh₂-n-on- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵerh₂-yó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵr̥Hnóm Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵr̥h₂-nó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵr̥h₂-yéw-s Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵérh₂onts Proto-Indo-European
- kernel Portuguese
- *karilaz Proto-Germanic
- *kurnilaz Proto-Germanic
- *kurną Proto-Germanic
- korn Swedish
- kornknarr Swedish
- kornsparv Swedish
- カーネル Japanese
- korn Norwegian Nynorsk
- kornsilo Norwegian Nynorsk
- maiskorn Norwegian Nynorsk
- sandkorn Norwegian Nynorsk
- corn Old English
- cornbære Old English
- cyrnel Old English
- æcern Old English
- corn Middle English
- cornes Middle English
- corny Middle English
- curn Middle English
- greyn Middle English
- kernel Middle English
- peper corn Middle English
- korn Old Norse
- *zьrno Proto-Slavic
- *zьrělъ Proto-Slavic
- *zьrěti Proto-Slavic
- *zь̀rno Proto-Slavic
- celozrnný Czech
- vícezrnný Czech
- zrnko Czech
- zrno Czech
- zrníčko Czech
- grain Old French
- grenate Old French
- gra Catalan, Valencian
- grâu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- grăunte Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- زال Persian
- زرمان Persian
- κορνφλάουρ Greek (modern)
- korni Cebuano
- koren Middle Dutch
- korn Old High German
- koring Afrikaans
- korn Middle High German
- grurë Albanian
- 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽 Gothic
- קאָרן Yiddish
- קאָרנברויט Yiddish
- *korn gmw-pro
- korn Old Dutch
- grão Old Portuguese
- *grānom Proto-Celtic
- kôrn Middle Low German
- *ȷ́arH- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ȷ́ŕ̥Hyati Proto-Indo-Iranian
- korn Old Saxon
- grãn Aromanian
- gãrnuts Aromanian
- Chorn Alemannic German
- Chornäli Alemannic German
- gordni Northern Sami
- corn Scots
- gran Friulian
- žirnis Lithuanian
- ko̧o̧n Marshallese
- korn Old Frisian
- grano Old Spanish
- gren Volapük
- kon Tok Pisin
- Koarel Saterland Frisian
- Koorn Low German
- *grunā Proto-Albanian
- *grāwā Proto-Albanian
- *źirnja- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *źírˀna Proto-Balto-Slavic
- grun Dalmatian
- kourn Mòcheno
- kānga Maori
- granu Corsican
- kor Crimean Gothic
- row
- fed
- cob
- husk
- meal
- loft
- seed
- puff
- cake
- mill
- land
- worm
- sack
- kern
- silk
- pone
- ball
- bind
- hole
- stalk
- flake
- bread
- flour
- crake
- stone
- broom
- field
- floor
- corny
- grain
- stick
- shuck
- sugar
- husker
- cutter
- grainy
- barley
- kerned
- factor
- granum
- market
- starch
- cockle
- pepper
- flower
- kernel
- cornily
- sheller
- husking
- cornrow
- cornify
- kerning
- kernish
- cornfed
- grainer
- granary
- uncorny
- corncob
- cornmeal
- cornsack
- cornland
- nongrain
- cornsilk
- cornworm
- puffcorn
- grainage
- cornlike
- cornloft
- cornhole
- cokernel
- seedcorn
- subgrain
- cornbind
- cornhusk
- Corngate
- cornmill
- enkernel
- shucking
- cornpone
- cornfest
- off-corn
- cornball
- corncake
- kernelly
- cornless
- graniform
- kernelate
- cornfield
- cornflour
- overgrain
- corn silk
- unikernel
- foodgrain
- nanograin
- grainland
- corniness
- cornrowed
- grainfall
- woodgrain
- breadcorn
- grainlike
- cornstick
- grainline
- grainflow
- cornflake
- cornfloor
- kernelled
- cornstone
- broomcorn
- corncrake
- subkernel
- grainless
- cornmealy
- cornshuck
- feedgrain
- kernelize
- multicorn
- cornstalk
- exokernel
- cornhusker
- grainfield
- wholegrain
- grainstone
- corncockle
- multigrain
- intragrain
- corncutter
- micrograin
- corn sugar
- quadricorn
- cornmarket
- geriatrics
- nanokernel
- cornstarch
- cornflower
- supergrain
- barleycorn
- peppercorn
- intergrain
- cornsheller
- microkernel
- corn-factor
- multikernel
- peppercorny
- pseudograin
- cornhusking
- grape kernel
- cornshucking
- kernelization
- kernelisation