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hirn

/ˈhɝn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
hirn
IPA
/ˈhɝn/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Corner; nook; hiding-place.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English hirne, herne, from Old English hyrne (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ is a diminutive form of *hurną, from which comes English horn. Doublet of hern.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hirne, hyrne, *hurnijā, *hurnijǭ, *ḱerh₂-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɝn/
  • British English: /ˈhɜːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hirns (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce hirn?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɝn/.
What does hirn mean?
Corner; nook; hiding-place.
Where does hirn come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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