Kinn

See also: kinn

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German kinne, from Old High German kinni, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-, *ǵénus (“chin, jaw, cheek”). Compare Low German Kinn, Dutch kin, English chin, Danish kind, Icelandic kinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪn/

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Noun

Kinn n (strong, genitive Kinnes or Kinns, plural Kinne)

1. chin

Declension

Declension of Kinn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kinn	die	Kinne
genitive	eines	des	Kinnes, Kinns	der	Kinne
dative	einem	dem	Kinn, Kinne1	den	Kinnen
accusative	ein	das	Kinn	die	Kinne

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

• Doppelkinn
• fliehendes Kinn
• Kinnbacke
• Kinnbart
• Kinnhaken
• Kinnlade
• Kinnriemen
• Spitzkinn

 

Further reading

• “Kinn” in Duden online
• “Kinn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German kinne, from Old High German kinni (“chin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰin/

Noun

Kinn n (plural Kinn)

1. chin

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary