kenne

See also: kénne

Afrikaans

Noun

kenne

1. plural of ken

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną. Cognate with German kennen, Dutch kennen, English ken, Swedish känna.

Verb

kenne

1. (Uri) to know, be acquainted with, ken

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 14.

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛnə/

Verb

kenne (third-person singular present kennt, past tense kannt, past participle jekannt or gekannt)

1. (most dialects) to know; to be acquainted with

Etymology 2

From Old High German kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

Alternative forms

• könne, künne (Ripuarian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkenə/

Verb

kenne (third-person singular present kann, past tense konnt, past participle konnt or gekonnt)

1. (Moselle Franconian) can; to be able to / of
2. (Moselle Franconian) to be possible

Coast Miwok

Noun

kenne

1. one

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

kenne

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of kennen

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

kenne

1. inflection of kennen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Hungarian

Etymology

ken +‎ -ne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛnːɛ]
• Hyphenation: ken‧ne

Verb

kenne

1. third-person singular conditional present indefinite of ken

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛnə/

Verb

kenne

1. can

Verb

kenne

1. to know

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Old Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkenːe/

Noun

kenne

1. dative singular of ken

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Pennsylvania German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German kunnen, from Old High German kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Compare German können, Dutch kunnen, English can.

Verb

kenne

1. to can; to be able to
2. (transitive) to know
3. (transitive) to understand

Usage notes

• Used as a modal verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kenne

infinitive	kenne
past participle	hot gekennt
future tense	waerd kenne
	present tense
1st person singular	kann
2nd person singular	kannscht
3rd person singular	kann
1st person  plural	kenne
2nd person plural	kennt
3rd person plural	kenne
imperative

Etymology 2

From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to know”). Compare German kennen, Dutch kennen.

Verb

kenne

1. to know
2. to be acquainted with

Conjugation

Conjugation of kenne

infinitive	kenne
past participle	hot gekennt
present subjunctive	daet kenne
past subjunctive	hett kenne
	present tense
1st person singular	kenn
2nd person singular	kennscht
3rd person singular	kennt
1st person  plural	kenne
2nd person plural	kennt
3rd person plural	kenne
imperative	kenn

Sathmar Swabian

Etymology

From Middle High German kunnen, from Old High German kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

Verb

kenne

1. can

References

• Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian kenna, from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan (“to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛnə/

Verb

kenne

1. to know, to be familiar with (as opposed to knowing information or facts)

Inflection

Conjugation of kenne

Infinitive: kenne
	Present tense				Past tense
person	singular		plural		singular		plural
1st	ik	ken	wy	kenne	ik	koe	wy	koenen
2nd	do/dû	kenst	jimme	kenne	do/dû	koest	jimme	koenen
3rd	hy/sy	ken	hja	kenne	hy/sy	koe	hja	koenen
	Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
	kennend (kennende)		ken		hawwe		kennen

• Variant present-tense 3rd: kent (?)
• Variant past participle: kend

Further reading

• “kenne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011