askorn

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton ascorn, ascourn, from Proto-Celtic *astkornu (compare Cornish askorn, Welsh asgwrn), compound of *ast- (“bone”) and *kornu (“horn”) (compare Breton kern (“horns”), Old Irish corn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥nom (compare Latin cornū, English horn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈas.kɔrn/

Noun

askorn m (plural eskern)

  1. bone
  2. stone (of a fruit)
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