kän
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kan" and kaen
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German kein, from a merger of Middle High German dechein, dehein (“someone; anyone”) (from Old High German dehein) and Middle High German nechein, nehein (“not any”) (from Old High German nihein). Cognate with German kein.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kän
- no
- 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- Hesch keni Ohre? Hesch kes Mul meh?
- Have you got no ears? Have you got no mouth any more?
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative/accusative | kän | kä | käs | käni |
| dative | käm | känere | käm | käni |
Turkmen
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Latin | kän |
| Cyrillic | кән |
| Arabic | کان |
Adjective
kän