kenn

See also: Kenn and Kënn

Cornish

Alternative forms

• kedn (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”) (compare Breton skant (“scales”), Old Irish cenn (“covering, shell”), Irish scáin (“to tear, burst”).

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [kɛnː]

Noun

kenn m (plural kennow)

1. peel, scum, skin

Derived terms

• kennek (“scummy”)
• kennen (“membrane”)

Mutation

Mutation of kenn

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
kenn	genn	henn	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “kenn”, in Gerlyver Kernewek [Cornish Dictionary]

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

kenn

1. singular imperative of kennen

Maltese

Root
k-n-n
4 terms

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic كَنَّ (kanna)

Maltese kenn

Inherited from Arabic كَنَّ (kanna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

kenn (imperfect jkenn, past participle miknun)

1. to shelter, provide shelter for

Conjugation

Conjugation of kenn (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kennejt	kennejt	kenn	kennejna	kennejtu	kennew
	f			kennet
imperfect	m	nkenn	tkenn	jkenn	nkennu	tkennu	jkennu
	f			tkenn
imperative			kenn			kennu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kennejtx	kennejtx	kennx	kennejniex	kennejtux	kennewx
	f			kennitx
imperfect	m	nkennx	tkennx	jkennx	nkennux	tkennux	jkennux
	f			tkennx
imperative			tkennx			tkennux

Noun

kenn m (plural kennijiet or knien)

1. shelter, refuge