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

  1. 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 käs käni
dative käm känere käm käni

Turkmen

Other scripts
Latin kän
Cyrillic кән
Arabic کان

Adjective

kän

  1. many

Synonyms