kende

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
present kender kendes
past kendte kendtes
infinitive kende kendes
imperative kend
participle
present kendende
past kendt
(auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund kenden

Adverb

en kende

  1. a little bit
Derived terms

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

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

kende

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

Anagrams

Dyula

Alternative forms

Noun

kende

  1. sorghum (Sorghum margaritiferum)

See also

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

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

Noun

kende class V (plural makende class VI)

  1. scrotum, testicle
    Synonyms: pumbu, korodani, kodo, hasua