kunnan

kunnan

See also: kùnnan

Finnish

Noun

kunnan

1. Genitive singular form of kunta.

Anagrams

• kannun

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Gothic

Romanization

kunnan

1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkunːɑn/

Verb

kunnan

1. to know, to be familiar with
   • ēn gifrōdot man the sō filo consta uuīsaro uuordo

     A good man who knew so many wise words

     (Heliand, verse 208)
2. (auxiliary) can, to know how

   Sie ni cunnun ēnig feho uuinnan: They don't know how to win any good.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kunnan (preterite-present)

infinitive	kunnan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	kan	konsta
2nd person singular	kanst	konstes
3rd person singular	kan	konsta
plural	kunnun	konstun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	kunni	konsti
2nd person singular	kunnis	konstis
3rd person singular	kunni	konsti
plural	kunnin	konstin
imperative	present
singular	—
plural	—
participle	present	past
	kunnandi	gikūth, kūth

Related terms

• kennian

Descendants

• Middle Low German: künnen, kynnen, kunnen, konnen, können, kȫnen, konen
  • Low German: könen
  • Plautdietsch: kjanen