kyn
Atong (India) edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
kyn
- the back
References edit
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). Cognate with Icelandic kyn, Swedish kön, Danish køn, Norwegian kjønn, English kin, Dutch kunne.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kyn n (genitive singular kyns, plural kyn)
Declension edit
Declension of kyn | ||||
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n22 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kyn | kynið | kyn | kynini |
accusative | kyn | kynið | kyn | kynini |
dative | kyni | kyninum | kynjum, kynum | kynjunum, kynunum |
genitive | kyns | kynsins | kynja | kynjanna |
Derived terms edit
sexual orientation
biological/grammatical gender
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). Cognate with Faroese kyn, Danish køn, Norwegian kjønn, Swedish kön, English kin, Dutch kunne.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kyn n (genitive singular kyns, nominative plural kyn)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English cynn, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic *kunją.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kyn (uncountable)
- One's relations or kin:
- A family relationship; kinship:
- A kinsman or kinswoman; one of one's kin.
- (Early Middle English) A class or group.
- (Early Middle English) A method or means.
- (rare) Sex, gender.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “kin, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
kyn
- Alternative form of kyne
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
kyn n (definite singular kynet, indefinite plural kyn, definite plural kyna or kyni)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *kunją. Cognate with English kin.
Noun edit
kyn n (genitive kyns, plural kyn)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
Old Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją.
Noun edit
kyn n
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- Swedish: kön n