kunne
Danish edit
Alternative forms edit
- kunde (obsolete form in the past tense)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, cognate with English con, German können. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”), which is also the source of the Danish words kende (“to know”), kunde (“customer”), kundskab (“knowledge”), kunst (“art”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kunne (present kan, past kunne, past participle kunnet)
- (auxiliary) to be able, can (with an infinitive)
- (auxiliary) to be allowed, may (with an infinitive)
- (auxiliary, in the past tense) could, would, might (with an infinitive, expressing potential mood)
- (transitive) to know (with an object, e.g. a language)
Conjugation edit
References edit
- “kunne” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch kunne, from Old Dutch *kunni, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”).
Noun edit
kunne f (uncountable)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
kunne
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
ku- + -nne (causative singular)
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
kunne (archaic)
- whither (to where)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kunne”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams edit
Hausa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Chadic *km/*ɬm.[1] Cognate with Beele kumo, Bole kūmī, Kirfi kúmā, Diri húmà, Siri kūūtá, Kariya kúméi, Goemai kwām, Polci kəəm, Mangas kɨmsi, Miya kúmáy, Saya kə̀:m, Muyang ɬìmì, Uldeme sləmāy, Bana slə́mə́, Matal sləm, Lagwan slɨmi, Moloko ɬəmáy, Mbuko ɬə́máy, Podoko sləma, Kirya-Konzel tlə́m, Daba zlìmī and Mpade shimu.
Pronunciation 1 edit
Noun edit
kûnnē m (plural kunnuwā̀, possessed form kûnnen)
Pronunciation 2 edit
Adverb edit
à kunne
- in or on the ear
References edit
- ^ Jungraithmayr, Herrmann, Ibriszimow, Dymitr (1994) Chadic Lexical Roots. Tentative reconstruction, grading, distribution and comments. (Sprache und Oralität in Afrika; 20), volume I, Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From the sublative of kuka.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkunːe/, [ˈkunː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkunːe/, [ˈkunːe̞]
- Rhymes: -unː, -unːe
- Hyphenation: kun‧ne
Adverb edit
kunne
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 219
Karelian edit
Etymology edit
Akin to Veps kuna.
Adverb edit
kunne
Middle English edit
Noun edit
kunne
- Alternative form of kyn
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.
Verb edit
kunne (present tense kan, simple past kunne, past participle kunnet)
- can, could
- Jeg kan se deg.
- I can see you.
- might
- Jeg kan komme, hvis jeg kan finne tid.
- I might come, if I can find the time.
- can (be able to)
- Jeg kan spille fele.
- I can play the fiddle.
- to know
- Jeg kan denne sangen.
- I know this song. (lit. I can do this song.)
References edit
- “kunne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kunne (present tense kan, past tense kunne, past participle kunna)
- e-infinitive form of kunna (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)
References edit
- “kunne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.