kon

See also: Kon, koń, kōn, kon-, Kon., kóń, kôň, and Appendix:Variations of "kon"

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔn/

Verb

kon

1. preterite of kan; could

---

Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *kɔːn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kuun ~ *kuən; cognate with Koho kon, Vietnamese con, Khasi khun, Khmer កូន (koun), Mon ကွေန် (kon), Car Nicobarese kūön.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔːn/

Noun

kon

1. child, offspring

Classifier

kon

1. Indicates animals

---

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ̃ːn/

Noun

kon m pl

1. Plural form of ki.

Mutation

  Mutation of kon  

Breton consonant mutation
	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	ki	gi	c'hi	unchanged
plural	kon	gon	c'hon	unchanged

---

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn

• audio

  (file)

Verb

kon

1. singular past indicative of kunnen

---

Japanese

Romanization

kon

1. Rōmaji transcription of こん

---

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish con (“with”), Latin cum (“with”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon/

Preposition

kon (Hebrew spelling קון‎‎)

1. with

Usage notes

Unlike in Spanish, kon does not combine with pronouns in Ladino. One simply uses kon mi, kon ti, and kon si instead of Spanish conmigo, contigo, and consigo.

Antonyms

• sin

---

Maia

Etymology

From English.

Noun

kon

1. corn

---

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese como and Spanish como and Kabuverdianu komo.

Adverb

kon

1. how
2. why

---

Romani

Pronoun

kon

1. who

---

Sranan Tongo

Verb

kon

1. To arrive.

---

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːn/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

kon c

1. a cone
2. definite singular of ko

Declension

Declension of kon
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kon	konen	koner	konerna
Genitive	kons	konens	koners	konernas

Derived terms

• vägkon

---

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English corn

Noun

kon

1. corn
   • 1995, John Verhaar, Toward a reference grammar of Tok Pisin: an experiment in corpus linguistics‎^[1], →ISBN, page 433:

     Mekim olsem pinis, orait tupela i planim taro na banana, na kumu, painap, kon, tomato, na kaukau tu.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

This entry has fewer than three known examples of actual usage, the minimum considered necessary for clear attestation, and may not be reliable. This language is subject to a special exemption for languages with limited documentation. If you speak it, please consider editing this entry or adding citations. See also Help and the Community Portal.