hörn
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hyrna, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ.
Noun
hörn n
- a corner; the point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
- a corner; the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; the point where two walls meet
- a corner; an intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.
- a corner; an edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center.
- Från jordens alla hörn
- From all the corners of the earth
- Från jordens alla hörn
- (geometry, graph theory) a vertex
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hörn | hörns |
| definite | hörnet | hörnets | |
| plural | indefinite | hörn | hörns |
| definite | hörnen | hörnens |
Synonyms
Further reading
- hörn in Svensk ordbok.
- hörn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)