kinne

See also: Kinne

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch kinni, from Proto-West Germanic *kinnu, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus.

Noun

kinne m or f

  1. chin

Inflection

Weak masculine noun
singular plural
nominative kinne kinnen
accusative kinne kinnen
genitive kinnen kinnen
dative kinne kinnen
Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative kinne kinnen
accusative kinne kinnen
genitive kinne, kinnen kinnen
dative kinne, kinnen kinnen

Descendants

  • Dutch: kin
    • Afrikaans: kin
    • Negerhollands: kin
    • Papiamentu: kenchi, kinnetje, kintsje (from the diminutive)
  • Limburgish: kin
  • German: Kiene (dialectal)

Further reading

  • kinne”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “kinne (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kirna f, from Proto-Germanic *kernǭ. The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²çɪn.nə/

Noun

kinne f (definite singular kinna, indefinite plural kinner, definite plural kinnene)

  1. a butter churn

Derived terms

  • kinnebete
  • kinnekling
  • kinnemjølk
  • stampekinne
  • stavkinne
  • støytekinne

Verb

kinne (present tense kinnar, past tense kinna, past participle kinna, passive infinitive kinnast, present participle kinnande, imperative kinne/kinn)

  1. to churn

Derived terms

  • tråkinne

References

  • “kinne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “kinna”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “kinne”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “kinna” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian kunna, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan.

Pronunciation

  • (Clay) IPA(key): /ˈkɪnə/
  • (Wood) IPA(key): /ˈkɛnə/

Verb

kinne

  1. to know, to be familiar with
  2. to be able to; can

Inflection

Conjugation of kinne
infinitive kinne
imperative kin
present past
singular ik kin koe
do/dû kinst koest
hy/sy kin koe
plural kinne koenen
present past
participle kinnend
(kinnende)
kinne
auxiliary verb hawwe
  • Variant past-tense plural: koene
  • Variant past participle: kind

See also

Further reading

  • kinne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011