kende

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See also: këndë

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛnə/, [ˈkʰenə], [ˈkʰenn̩]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse kenna (know, feel), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną, cognate with Swedish känna, German kennen. A causative form of *kunnaną (to know).

Verb[edit]

kende (past tense kendte, past participle kendt)

  1. know (be acquainted or familiar with)
  2. (passive voice) recognise as one’s own (with the preposition ved)
Conjugation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

en kende

  1. a little bit
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse kenni, derived from the verb.

Noun[edit]

kende n (singular definite kendet, plural indefinite kender)

  1. (obsolete) characteristic, feature
Derived terms[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

kende

  1. inflection of kennen:
    1. singular past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive

Anagrams[edit]

Dyula[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

kende

  1. sorghum (Sorghum margaritiferum)

See also[edit]

Papiamentu[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of ki and hende.

Ki comes from Portuguese quem and Spanish quien and Kabuverdianu ken.

Hende comes from Portuguese gente and Spanish gente and Kabuverdianu gente.

Pronoun[edit]

kende

  1. who

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kende (ma class, plural makende)

  1. scrotum, testicle
    Synonym: pumbu