kärna

See also: karna and Karna

Swedish

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish kiærne, from Old Norse kjarni. Cognate with Icelandic kjarni, German Kern, Dutch kern, Luxembourgish Kär.

Noun

kärna c

  1. a seed, a pip
  2. a kernel, a nucleus, a core
  3. a pit (of a cherry)
Declension
Declension of kärna 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kärna kärnan kärnor kärnorna
Genitive kärnas kärnans kärnors kärnornas

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish kerna, from Old Norse kirna, from Proto-Germanic *kernǭ. Cognate with Icelandic kirna, English churn, German Karn, Dutch karn, West Frisian tsjerne.

Noun

kärna c

  1. a churn
Declension
Declension of kärna 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kärna kärnan kärnor kärnorna
Genitive kärnas kärnans kärnors kärnornas

Verb

kärna (present kärnar, preterite kärnade, supine kärnat, imperative kärna)

  1. to churn
Conjugation
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