kinn

See also: Kinn

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of Old Hungarian ki (“outside area”) +‎ -n (case suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkinː]
• Hyphenation: kinn

Adverb

kinn (comparative kijjebb, superlative legkívül)

1. outside

   Synonyms: kint, odakint, (dialectal or literary) künn, (dialectal or literary) künt

   Antonyms: benn, bent

Derived terms

• idekinn
• odakinn

(Expressions):

• se kinn, se benn

Usage notes

Suffixes can be attached only to its synonym kint: kintre, kintről, kinti.

Further reading

• kinn in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu- (“cheek”). Compare Faroese and Norwegian kinn, Danish and Swedish kind, German Kinn, Dutch kin, English chin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cʰɪnː/

  Rhymes: -ɪnː

Noun

kinn f (genitive singular kinnar, nominative plural kinnar)

1. a cheek
   • Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)

     Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.

     If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.

Declension

declension of kinn

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kinn	kinnin	kinnar	kinnarnar
accusative	kinn	kinnina	kinnar	kinnarnar
dative	kinn	kinninni	kinnum	kinnunum
genitive	kinnar	kinnarinnar	kinna	kinnanna

See also

• kjammi
• vangi

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz. Compare English chin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çɪnː/

  Rhymes: -ɪnː

Noun

kinn n (definite singular kinnet, indefinite plural kinn or kinner, definite plural kinna or kinnene)

1. (anatomy) a cheek

   å vende det andre kinnet til ― to turn the other cheek

2. (in placenames): a steep hill(side) or slope

References

• “kinn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kinn_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz.

Noun

kinn n (definite singular kinnet, indefinite plural kinn, definite plural kinna)

1. (anatomy) a cheek
2. (in placenames): a steep hill(side) or slope

References

• “kinn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu- (“cheek”).

Noun

kinn f (genitive kinnar, plural kinnr)

1. cheek

Declension

  Declension of kinn (strong consonant stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kinn	kinnin	kinnr	kinnrnar
accusative	kinn	kinnina	kinnr	kinnrnar
dative	kinn	kinninni	kinnum	kinnunum
genitive	kinnar	kinnarinnar	kinna	kinnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: kinn
• Faroese: kinn
• Norwegian: kinn
• Old Swedish: kin
  • Swedish: kind
• Danish: kind

References

“kinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press