kunnan

See also: kùnnan

Finnish

Noun

kunnan

  1. genitive singular of kunta

Anagrams

Gothic

Romanization

kunnan

  1. romanization of 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kunnan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkun.nɑn/

Verb

kunnan

  1. to know, to be familiar with
    ēn gifrōdot man the sō filo consta uuīsaro uuordo
    A good man who knew so many wise words
    (Heliand, verse 208)
  2. (auxiliary) can, to know how
    Sie ni cunnun ēnig feho uuinnan: They don't know how to win any good.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kunnan (preterite-present)
infinitive kunnan
indicative present past
1st person singular kan konsta
2nd person singular kanst konstes
3rd person singular kan konsta
plural kunnun konstun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular kunni konsti
2nd person singular kunnis konstis
3rd person singular kunni konsti
plural kunnin konstin
imperative present
singular —
plural —
participle present past
kunnandi gikūth, kūth

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: künnen, kynnen, kunnen, konnen, können, kȫnen, konen
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