kenne

See also: kénne

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną. Cognate with German kennen, Dutch kennen, English ken, Swedish känna.

Verb

kenne

  1. (Uri) to know, be acquainted with, ken

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)

  1. (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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkenə/

Verb

kenne (third-person singular present kann, past tense konnt, past participle konnt or gekonnt)

  1. (Moselle Franconian) can; to be able to / of
  2. (Moselle Franconian) to be possible

Coast Miwok

Noun

kenne

  1. one

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

kenne

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of kennen

German

Verb

kenne

  1. First-person singular present of kennen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of kennen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of kennen.
  4. Imperative singular of kennen.

Hungarian

Etymology

ken + -ne

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛnːɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ken‧ne

Verb

kenne

  1. third-person singular conditional present indefinite of ken

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.

Verb

kenne

  1. can, to be able to
  2. to know something
  3. to understand something

Usage notes

  • Used as a modal verb.

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (to know). Compare German kennen, Dutch kennen.

Verb

kenne

  1. to know
  2. to be acquainted with

Conjugation


Sathmar Swabian

Etymology

From Old High German kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (to know).

Verb

kenne

  1. can

References

  • Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian kenna, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (to know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛnə/

Verb

kenne

  1. to know, to be familiar with (as opposed to knowing information or facts)

Inflection

  • Variant present-tense 3rd: kent (?)
  • Variant past participle: kend

Further reading

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