кунь

кунь

Old Ruthenian

кунь

Alternative forms

• кунъ (kun)

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

кунь • (kunʹ) m inan (genitive конꙗ, nominative plural кони, genitive plural коней)

1. Old Ukrainian form of конь (konʹ)

Derived terms

• Кунъ (Kun) (Old Ukrainian surname)

Further reading

• Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “конь, kon”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1: А – М, Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 494
• Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “конь, кунъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), issue 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: Krypiakevych I.U.S., →ISBN, page 3
• Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “кунь; конь”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), issue 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: Krypiakevych I.U.S., →ISBN, page 182

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Ukrainian

кунь prevalence in Ukraine

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian кунь (kunʹ), from конь (konʹ). Cognate with Rusyn кӱнь (künʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kunʲ]

Noun

кунь • (kunʹ) m (genitive коня́, nominative plural ко́ні, genitive plural ко́ней)

1. (dialectal) horse (animal)

   Synonym: кінь (kinʹ)