kona
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Gilbertese
Hawaiian
See also
The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions. | |||||
singular | dual | plural | |||
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1st person | koʻu, kaʻu kuʻu (affectionate, o- and a-type) |
ko māua, kā māua (exclusive) ko kāua, kā kāua (inclusive) |
ko mākou, kā mākou (exclusive) ko kākou, kā kākou (inclusive) | ||
2nd person | kou, kāu kō (affectionate, o- and a-type) |
ko ʻolua, kā ʻolua | ko ʻoukou, kā ʻoukou | ||
3rd person | kona, kāna | ko lāua, kā lāua | ko lākou, kā lākou |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔːna/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːna
Noun
kona f (genitive singular konu, nominative plural konur)
- a woman
- Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)
- Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.
- A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
- Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.
- Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)
- (mainly used with a definite article) a wife
- Ég elska konuna mína.
- I love my wife.
- Ég elska konuna mína.
Declension
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Japanese
Matal
Noun
kona
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old Danish
Alternative forms
- konæ (Jutlandic)
Etymology
From Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ.
Noun
kona f (genitive konu, plural konur)
- (Scanian) woman, wife
- c. 1210, "Sæl bondæn sina", Scanian Law, chapter 10.
- Sæl bondæn sina eghna iorth bort tha ær konan ey skyld […]
- If the man sells off his land, then the wife is not obligated to […]
- Sæl bondæn sina eghna iorth bort tha ær konan ey skyld […]
- c. 1210, "Sæl bondæn sina", Scanian Law, chapter 10.
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ.
Declension
Swahili
Noun
kona (needs class)
- corner (area in the angle between converging lines or walls)
This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at corner. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see kona in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kona, kuna (“woman, wife, concubine”) (genitive plural kvinna, kvænna, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ. Feminine in Late Modern Swedish. Akin to English quean.
Declension
Declension of kona | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kona | konan | konor | konorna |
Genitive | konas | konans | konors | konornas |