kunn
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German *kūn, contracted infinitive of queman (like hān of haben, lān of lāzen, etc.), from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kun/
Verb
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Usage notes
- Most contemporary dialects retain the contracted forms in the 2nd persons singular and plural and in the 3rd person singular, whereas the three other persons, the infinitive, and the past participle have been replaced with forms containing -m- under Standard German influence.
Estonian
Etymology
Clipping of kuningas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkunʲː/, [ˈkunʲː]
- Rhymes: -unʲː
- Hyphenation: kunn
Declension
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
References
- kunn in Sõnaveeb
- M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “kunn”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
Low German
Ter Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *kunë.
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