Kjernernes

Kjernernes is a Norwegian-language form that functions as the definite possessive plural of the noun kjerne, meaning kernel, core, or seed. In usage, kjernenes (or the corresponding definite plural form) marks ownership or association by multiple kernels or cores. The term therefore appears primarily in texts that discuss what belongs to or characterizes several kernels, whether in a biological, technological, or geological sense.

In practice, kjerne has a range of senses. In botany and horticulture, it can refer to the seed or inner part of a fruit. In computing and information technology, it denotes the kernel of an operating system or processor. In materials science and geology, it can describe the central or most essential part of a sample or structure. Consequently, kjernenes often appears in technical descriptions such as the kernels’ nutritional content, the kernels’ structure, or the kernels’ properties.

Etymologically, kjerne derives from Old Norse kjarn(e) and is cognate with the English core and the German Kern. The definite plural and possessive forms align with standard Norwegian noun inflection, though exact spellings can vary between dialects and standards (Bokmål and Nynorsk).

See also: kjerne, kjernen, kjernene, the kernel (in computing), kernel in biology. Notes on usage: as a grammatical form, kjernenes is used when referring to something possessed by several kernels or cores; in English-language texts, translate the meaning (the kernels’ or the cores’ properties) as appropriate to the domain.