kynni

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪnːɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnːɪ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kynni, from Proto-Germanic *kunþiją (“knowledge”).

Noun

kynni n pl (plural only, genitive plural kynna)

  1. (often in the plural) acquaintance, familiarity
Declension
Declension of kynni (pl-only neuter)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative kynni kynnin
accusative kynni kynnin
dative kynnum kynnunum
genitive kynna kynnanna
Derived terms
  • komast í kynni við (“to become acquainted with; to get to know [someone]”)

Etymology 2

Verb

kynni

  1. first/third-person singular past subjunctive active of kunna
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