kenne
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną. Cognate with German kennen, Dutch kennen, English ken, Swedish känna.
References
- “kenne” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 14.
Central Franconian
Etymology 1
From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛnə/
Verb
kenne (third-person singular present kennt, past tense kannt, past participle jekannt or gekannt)
- (most dialects) to know; to be acquainted with
Etymology 2
From Old High German kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Alternative forms
- könne, künne (Ripuarian)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkenə/
Verb
kenne (third-person singular present kann, past tense konnt, past participle konnt or gekonnt)
- (Moselle Franconian) can; to be able to / of
- (Moselle Franconian) to be possible
Coast Miwok
German
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɛnːɛ]
- Hyphenation: ken‧ne
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
From Old High German kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Compare German können, Dutch kunnen, English can.
Usage notes
- Used as a modal verb.
Conjugation
infinitive | kenne | |
---|---|---|
past participle | hot gekennt | |
future tense | waerd kenne | |
present tense | ||
1st person singular | kann | |
2nd person singular | kannscht | |
3rd person singular | kann | |
1st person plural | kenne | |
2nd person plural | kennt | |
3rd person plural | kenne | |
imperative |
Etymology 2
From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to know”). Compare German kennen, Dutch kennen.
Conjugation
infinitive | kenne | |
---|---|---|
past participle | hot gekennt | |
future tense | waerd kenne | |
subjunctive | daet kenne | |
present tense | ||
1st person singular | kenn | |
2nd person singular | kennscht | |
3rd person singular | kennt | |
1st person plural | kenne | |
2nd person plural | kennt | |
3rd person plural | kenne | |
imperative | kenn |
Sathmar Swabian
Etymology
From Old High German kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
References
- Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian kenna, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛnə/
Inflection
Infinitive: kenne | ||||||||
Present tense | Past tense | |||||||
person | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||
1st | ik | ken | wy | kenne | ik | koe | wy | koenen |
2nd | do/dû | kenst | jimme | kenne | do/dû | koest | jimme | koenen |
3rd | hy/sy | ken | hja | kenne | hy/sy | koe | hja | koenen |
Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | |||||
kennend (kennende) | ken | hawwe | kennen |
Further reading
- “kenne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011