קיין

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin quĕm, accusative of qui.

Pronoun

קיין (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling ken)

  1. who, whom
  2. whoever, whomever

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Old High German nihein (compare German kein).

Pronunciation
  • (YIVO) IPA(key): /kɛn/

Determiner

קיין • (keyn) (negative indefinite article)

  1. (in negative sentences) a, an; any; no
    ‏קיין ברידער האָט ער נישט.‎‎
    keyn brider hot er nisht.
    He has no brothers.
    ‏אונדזער שוועסטער שמועסן ניט מיט קיין בחורים.‎‎
    undzer shvester shmuesn nit mit keyn bokhrim.
    Our sisters don't chat with any young men.
Derived terms
  • קיין מאָל נישט‎ (keyn mol nisht)
  • קיין עין־הרע‎ (keyn eynhore)

Etymology 2

Probably from Middle High German gein, gēn, contraction of gegen (“against, towards”), whence קעגן‎ (kegn). Compare literary German gen (“to”).

Preposition

קיין • (keyn)

  1. (followed by the name of a place) to
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