kän
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kan" and kaen
Alemannic German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German kein, from a merger of Middle High German dechein, dehein (“someone; anyone”) (from Old High German dehein) and Middle High German nechein, nehein (“not any”) (from Old High German nihein). Cognate with German kein.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]kän
- no
- 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- Hesch keni Ohre? Hesch kes Mul meh?
- Have you got no ears? Have you got no mouth any more?
Declension
[edit]| Declension of kän | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
| nominative/accusative | kän | kä | käs | käni |
| dative | käm | känere | käm | käni |