Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: Quern |
QuernNoun1. A primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "quern" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Pulverulence | Mill, arrastra, gristmill, grater, rasp, file, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, teeth, grinder, grindstone, kern, quern, koniology. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Quern."
| "Quern" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 80.00% of the time. "Quern" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 80% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Noun (proper) | 20% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
quern | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "quern"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | mulli dore. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مجرشة, طاحونة يدوية. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | ръчна мелничка за кафе, ръчна мелница за жито, хромел. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ruèní mlýnek. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | moulin bras, moulin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | mahlstein (millstone), handmühle, drehmühle. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | χειρόμυλοσ (hand mill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kézimalom. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | macinino (grinder, jalopy, mill), macinatoio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 碾き臼 (hand mill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ひきうす (hand mill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | braainey (querning), braainagh, braain (muller). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ernquay ручная мельница (hand mill, hand-mill). (various references) br (handmill). (various references) ručni mlin (hand mill). (various references) molinillo de mano. (various references) handkvarn. (various references) el değirmeni. (various references) ручний млинок. (various references) quay tay, cối xay (mill). (various references) breuan (print of butter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "quern": querns. (additional references) | |
| |
"Quern" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: kwern, Qedn, qeer, qoen, quan, quarb, quarf, quarg, quarj, quarm, quarn, quarp, quearn, Quebra, queert, quehn, quein, quen, qu'en, quenn, quent, queon, quer, querd, quere, querent, queri, querln, querm, querne, querny, Quero, querp, querr, querre, quert, querw, quewn, quieren, quiln, Quirang, quirg, Quirin, Quirino, Quirm, quirn, quoer, quorn, qupen, qu'ran, qure, quree, qurn, qwern. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-n-q-r-u" | |
-1 letter: rune. | |
-2 letters: ern, rue, run, urn. | |
-3 letters: en, er, ne, nu, re, un. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-n-q-r-u" | |
+1 letter: querns, requin. | |
+2 letters: conquer, enquire, enquiry, inquire, requins, uniquer. | |
+3 letters: aequorin, antiquer, conquers, enquired, enquires, frequent, inquired, inquirer, inquires, quainter, quartern, queering, quencher, quercine, querying, quitrent, ramequin, squander, squinter, squireen. | |
+4 letters: aequorins, antiquers, banqueter, conquered, conqueror, enquiries, enquiring, esquiring, frequence, frequency, frequents, harlequin, inquirers, inquiries, quantizer, quarrymen, quarterns, quavering, queenlier, queerness, quenchers, quercetin, quickener, quinaries, quitrents, quivering, ramequins, reconquer, requiring, requiting, roqueting, sequencer, squanders, squinnier, squinters, squintier, squireens, unquieter. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Images: Slideshow 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
