kjarni

See also: Kjarni

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-n-on-, *ǵr̥h₂nóm, related to *kurną (“corn, grain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃʰatnɪ/

Noun

kjarni m (genitive singular kjarna, plural kjarnar)

1. kernel; (central part of a nut)
2. pit, pip, stone (of a fruit)
3. core, nucleus, essence, central part
4. (chemistry, physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons)

Declension

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

• (3) aðaltáttur

Derived terms

• jarðarkjarni
• kyknukjarni
• kjarnahús
• kjarnorka
• kjarnorkuverk

Related terms

• skali
• hylki
• korn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-n-on-, *ǵr̥h₂nóm, related to *kurną (“corn, grain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰartnɪ/

  Rhymes: -artnɪ

Noun

kjarni m (genitive singular kjarna, nominative plural kjarnar)

1. core, essence, nucleus

   Synonym: aðalatriði

2. kernel; (central part of a nut)
3. (chemistry, physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons)

   Synonyms: atómkjarni, frumeindarkjarni

4. (cytology) nucleus (large organelle found in cells which contains genetic material)
5. (computing) kernel (central part in most computer operating systems)

   Synonym: stýrikjarni

Declension

Declension of kjarni (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kjarni	kjarninn	kjarnar	kjarnarnir
accusative	kjarna	kjarnann	kjarna	kjarnana
dative	kjarna	kjarnanum	kjörnum	kjörnunum
genitive	kjarna	kjarnans	kjarna	kjarnanna

Derived terms

• feðmingarkjarni (“convolution kernel”)
• kjarni málsins (“the heart of the matter”)

See also

• frumeind
• hneta

Further reading

• kjarni on the Icelandic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^is