kenne
Afrikaans
Noun
kenne
- plural of ken
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną. Cognate with German kennen, Dutch kennen, English ken, Swedish känna.
Verb
kenne
- (Uri) to know, be acquainted with, ken
References
- 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
Noun
kenne
- one
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
kenne
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of kennen
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
kenne
- inflection of kennen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Hungarian
Etymology
ken + -ne
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɛnːɛ]
- Hyphenation: ken‧ne
Verb
kenne
- third-person singular conditional present indefinite of ken
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɛnə/
Verb
kenne
- can
Verb
kenne
- to know
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Old Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkenːe/
Noun
kenne
- dative singular of ken
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German kunnen, from Old High German kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Compare German können, Dutch kunnen, English can.
Verb
kenne
- to can; to be able to
- (transitive) to know
- (transitive) to understand
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.
Verb
kenne
- to know
- to be acquainted with
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 Middle High German kunnen, from Old High German kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Verb
kenne
- can
References
- Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian kenna, from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛnə/
Verb
kenne
- to know, to be familiar with (as opposed to knowing information or facts)
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 |
- Variant present-tense 3rd: kent (?)
- Variant past participle: kend
Further reading
- “kenne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011