See also: Kone, kõne, kóneʼ, and koně

DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Danish kona, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kone c (singular definite konen, plural indefinite koner)

  1. wife (married woman)
  2. (dated) woman (frequent in compounds)

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FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *koneh, from Pre-Finnic *konïš, borrowed from Pre-Germanic *gn̥ni̯o- (later Proto-Germanic *kunją (omen, portent, miracle)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Cognates include Old Norse kyn (wonder). The original meaning in Finnish was 'magic', from which only recently 'machine'.[1] Cognate with Karelian koneh (magic), konehtie (to conjure) and Estonian kõne (speech).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoneˣ/, [ˈko̞ne̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Syllabification(key): ko‧ne

NounEdit

kone

  1. machine
  2. appliance (apparatus or device, typically powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions)
    kodinkone / kotitalouskonehousehold appliance
  3. Short for various compound words ending in kone.
    1. Short for lentokone (airplane).
    2. Short for tietokone (computer).
    3. Short for kirjoituskone (typewriter).
    4. Short for pyykinpesukone (washing machine).
    5. Short for astianpesukone (dishwasher).
    6. Short for ompelukone (sewing machine).

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of kone (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative kone koneet
genitive koneen koneiden
koneitten
partitive konetta koneita
illative koneeseen koneisiin
koneihin
singular plural
nominative kone koneet
accusative nom. kone koneet
gen. koneen
genitive koneen koneiden
koneitten
partitive konetta koneita
inessive koneessa koneissa
elative koneesta koneista
illative koneeseen koneisiin
koneihin
adessive koneella koneilla
ablative koneelta koneilta
allative koneelle koneille
essive koneena koneina
translative koneeksi koneiksi
instructive konein
abessive koneetta koneitta
comitative koneineen
Possessive forms of kone (type hame)
possessor singular plural
1st person koneeni koneemme
2nd person koneesi koneenne
3rd person koneensa

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Hiri MotuEdit

NounEdit

kone

  1. beach, shore

Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse kona.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kone f or m (definite singular kona or konen, indefinite plural koner, definite plural konene)

  1. housewife, mistress of the house
  2. wife

Usage notesEdit

  • One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing (unlike kvinne).

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse kona.

NounEdit

kone f (definite singular kona, indefinite plural koner, definite plural konene)

  1. housewife; mistress of the house
  2. wife

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Ometepec NahuatlEdit

NounEdit

kone

  1. son