kjarni

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃʰatnɪ/

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

   Synonym: aðaltáttur

4. (chemistry, physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰartnɪ/

  Rhymes: -artnɪ

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

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

• frumeind
• hneta

• kjarni on the Icelandic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^is