Kornfeld

English

Proper noun

Kornfeld (plural Kornfelds)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kornfeld is the 24572nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1017 individuals. Kornfeld is most common among White (96.56%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From Korn +‎ Feld.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔʁnˌfɛlt]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Korn‧feld

Noun

Kornfeld n (strong, genitive Kornfeldes or Kornfelds, plural Kornfelder)

  1. cornfield
    • 1976, Larry E. Williams (music), “Ein Bett im Kornfeld”, performed by Jürgen Drews:
      Ein Bett im Kornfeld, das ist immer frei / Denn es ist Sommer und was ist schon dabei?
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension
Declension of Kornfeld [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kornfeld die Kornfelder
genitive eines des Kornfeldes, Kornfelds der Kornfelder
dative einem dem Kornfeld, Kornfelde1 den Kornfeldern
accusative ein das Kornfeld die Kornfelder

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Kornfeld” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Kornfeld” in Duden online
  • “Kornfeld” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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