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English
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Etymology
The unincorporated community in Missouri is named after Robert Kern. The Kern River is named after Edward Kern.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kern
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States
- the Kern River in California, USA
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German kerne, kern, from Old High German kerno, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Kern m (strong, genitive Kernes or Kerns, plural Kerne)
- (also mathematics) kernel
- grain
- core, nucleus
- (physics, chemistry) nucleus
- pit, pip, stone (of a fruit)
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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
Noun
Kern m (plural Kerne, diminutive Kernche)
- pippin, stone
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Slovene
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kȇrn m anim
- a surname