קיין
Ladino edit
Etymology edit
From Latin quĕm, accusative of qui. Compare Spanish quién.
Pronoun edit
קיין (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling ken)
Yiddish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old High German nihein (compare German kein).
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
קיין • (keyn) (negative indefinite article)
- (in negative sentences) a, an; any; no
- קיין ברידער האָט ער נישט.
- keyn brider hot er nisht.
- He has no brothers.
- אונדזער שוועסטער שמועסן ניט מיט קיין בחורים.
- undzer shvester shmuesn nit mit keyn bokhrim.
- Our sisters don't chat with any young men.
Derived terms edit
- קיין מאָל נישט (keyn mol nisht)
- קיין עין־הרע (keyn eynhore)
Etymology 2 edit
Probably from Middle High German gein, gēn, contraction of gegen (“against, towards”), whence קעגן (kegn). Compare literary German gen (“to”).
Preposition edit
קיין • (keyn)
- (followed by the name of a place) to