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Kunde

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See also: kunde and -kunde

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊndə/
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  • Hyphenation: Kun‧de

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German kunde, from Old High German cundo, from Proto-West Germanic *kunþō. Cognate with Old English cūþa and Middle Dutch konde (acquaintance, friend).

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Kunde m (weak, genitive Kunden, plural Kunden, feminine Kundin)

  1. customer, patron, client
    Antonyms: Verkäufer, Dienstleister, Lieferant
    Der Kunde ist König.The customer is king.
  2. (slang, often derogatory and/or with an adjective) bloke, guy
    Synonyms: Typ, Kerl, Vogel
    Du bist so ein Kunde.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Was bist du denn für ’n komischer Kunde hier?!(please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German kunde, künde, from Old High German *kundī (attested in compounds). Abstract noun of the verb künden (to tell, announce, declare). The noun had all but died out in High German by the 16th century, but was then revived after Middle Low German kunde. Further cognate with Dutch kunde (also konde).

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Kunde f (genitive Kunde, plural (rare) Kunden)

  1. (higher register) tidings, news
    Synonyms: Nachricht, Botschaft, Mitteilung
  2. (in compounds) see -kunde
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Noun

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Kunde

  1. plural of Kund (client)