kende

See also: Kende, kënde, and këndë

Danish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Old Danish kænnæ, from Old Norse kenna (“know, feel”), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną. Cognate with Swedish känna, German kennen, English ken. A causative form of *kunnaną (“to know”).

Verb

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)
3. (obsolete, puristic) to feel

Conjugation

Conjugation of kende

active passive infinitive kende kendes present kender kendes past kendte kendtes imperative kend — participle present kendende past (have / havde / er / var) kendt gerund kenden

Adverb

en kende

1. a little bit

Derived terms

• kendemærke n
• kendetegn n

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kenni. Compare Swedish känn.

Noun

kende n (singular definite kendet, not used in plural form)

1. (obsolete) characteristic, feature

Declension

Declension of kende

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kende	kendet
genitive	kendes	kendets

Derived terms

• give til kende (“reveal, to confess, (reflexive) to make oneself known”)
• særkende n
• tilkendegive (verb)

References

• “kende” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kende” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

kende

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

Anagrams

• deken, denke, knede, kneed

Dyula

Alternative forms

• kene
• kele

Noun

kende

1. sorghum (Sorghum margaritiferum)

See also

• ɲɔ
• keninge
• jabalan
• gajaba
• farawolo
• binbiri

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi kendele.

Verb

kende

1. to go

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

kende

1. (Cambridgeshire, Dorset, Kent, Middlesex, Norfolk, Promptorium Parvulorum, Worcestershire) alternative form of kynde

Etymology 2

Adjective

kende

1. (Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Norfolk, Promptorium Parvulorum) alternative form of kynde

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• ken (synonym)

Etymology

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

kende

1. who

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kende class V (plural makende class VI)

1. scrotum, testicle

   Synonyms: pumbu, korodani, kodo, hasua