kjarni
See also: Kjarni
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-n-on-, *ǵr̥h₂nóm, related to *kurną (“corn, grain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kjarni m (genitive singular kjarna, plural kjarnar)
- kernel; (central part of a nut)
- pit, pip, stone (of a fruit)
- core, nucleus, essence, central part
- (chemistry, physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons)
Declension edit
Declension of kjarni | ||||
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m1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kjarni | kjarnin | kjarnar | kjarnarnir |
accusative | kjarna | kjarnan | kjarnar | kjarnarnar |
dative | kjarna | kjarnanum | kjarnum | kjarnunum |
genitive | kjarna | kjarnans | kjarna | kjarnanna |
Synonyms edit
- (3) aðaltáttur
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-n-on-, *ǵr̥h₂nóm, related to *kurną (“corn, grain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kjarni m (genitive singular kjarna, nominative plural kjarnar)
- core, essence, nucleus
- kernel; (central part of a nut)
- (chemistry, physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons)
- (cytology) nucleus (large organelle found in cells which contains genetic material)
- (computing) kernel (central part in most computer operating systems)
Declension edit
declension of kjarni
Synonyms edit
- (core, essence, nucleus): aðalatriði
- (atomic nucleus): atómkjarni, frumeindarkjarni
- (system kernel): stýrikjarni
Derived terms edit
- feðmingarkjarni (convolution kernel)
- kjarni málsins (the heart of the matter)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- kjarni on the Icelandic Wikipedia.Wikipedia is