kinn
Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of Old Hungarian ki (“outside area”) + -n (case suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkinː]
- Hyphenation: kinn
Adverb
kinn (comparative kijjebb, superlative legkívül)
- outside
- Synonyms: kint, odakint, künn (dialectal or literary), künt (dialectal or literary)
- Antonyms: benn, bent
Derived terms
- idekinn
- odakinn
(Expressions):
- se kinn, se benn
Usage notes
Suffixes can be attached only to its synonym kint: kintre, kintről, kinti.
References
- Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
Further reading
- kinn in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu- (“cheek”). Compare Faroese and Norwegian kinn, Danish and Swedish kind, German Kinn, Dutch kin, English chin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cʰɪnː/
- Rhymes: -ɪnː
Noun
kinn f (genitive singular kinnar, nominative plural kinnar)
- a cheek
- Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)
- Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.
- If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.
- Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.
- Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)
Declension
f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kinn | kinnin | kinnar | kinnarnar |
accusative | kinn | kinnina | kinnar | kinnarnar |
dative | kinn | kinninni | kinnum | kinnunum |
genitive | kinnar | kinnarinnar | kinna | kinnanna |
See also
- kjammi
- vangi
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz. Compare English chin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çɪnː/
- Rhymes: -ɪnː
Noun
kinn n (definite singular kinnet, indefinite plural kinn or kinner, definite plural kinna or kinnene)
- (anatomy) a cheek
- å vende det andre kinnet til ― to turn the other cheek
- (in placenames): a steep hill(side) or slope
References
- “kinn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kinn_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz.
Noun
kinn n (definite singular kinnet, indefinite plural kinn, definite plural kinna)
- (anatomy) a cheek
- (in placenames): a steep hill(side) or slope
References
- “kinn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu- (“cheek”).
Noun
kinn f (genitive kinnar, plural kinnr)
- cheek
Declension
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kinn | kinnin | kinnr | kinnrnar |
accusative | kinn | kinnina | kinnr | kinnrnar |
dative | kinn | kinninni | kinnum | kinnunum |
genitive | kinnar | kinnarinnar | kinna | kinnanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: kinn
- Faroese: kinn
- Norwegian: kinn
- Old Swedish: kin
- Swedish: kind
- Danish: kind
References
kinn in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press