kyn
Atong (India)
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editkyn
- the back
References
edit- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). Cognate with Icelandic kyn, Swedish kön, Danish køn, Norwegian kjønn, English kin, Dutch kunne.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkyn n (genitive singular kyns, plural kyn)
Declension
editn22 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kyn | kynið | kyn | kynini |
accusative | kyn | kynið | kyn | kynini |
dative | kyni | kyninum | kynjum, kynum | kynjunum, kynunum |
genitive | kyns | kynsins | kynja | kynjanna |
Derived terms
editsexual orientation
biological/grammatical gender
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). Cognate with Faroese kyn, Danish køn, Norwegian kjønn, Swedish kön, English kin, Dutch kunne, as well as, more distantly, Latin genus (“kind, gender”) (whence English gender).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkyn n (genitive singular kyns, nominative plural kyn)
Declension
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “kyn”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old English cynn, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic *kunją.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkyn (uncountable)
- One's relations or kin:
- A family relationship; kinship:
- A kinsman or kinswoman; one of one's kin.
- (Early Middle English) A class or group.
- (Early Middle English) A method or means.
- (rare) Sex, gender.
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “kin, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editNoun
editkyn
- Alternative form of kyne
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editkyn n (definite singular kynet, indefinite plural kyn, definite plural kyna or kyni)
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *kunją. Cognate with English kin.
Noun
editkyn n (genitive kyns, plural kyn)
Declension
editDescendants
editOld Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją.
Noun
editkyn n
Declension
editDescendants
edit- Swedish: kön n
- Atong (India) lemmas
- Atong (India) nouns
- Atong (India) nouns in Latin script
- aot:Anatomy
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese neuter nouns
- fo:Grammar
- fo:Biology
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːn
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːn/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- is:Grammar
- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Middle English uncountable nouns
- Middle English terms with rare senses
- Early Middle English
- Middle English non-lemma forms
- Middle English noun forms
- enm:Children
- enm:Collectives
- enm:Family
- enm:Nobility
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk pre-1938 forms
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse neuter nouns
- Old Norse neuter ja-stem nouns
- non:Family
- Old Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Old Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Old Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Swedish lemmas
- Old Swedish nouns
- Old Swedish neuter nouns
- Old Swedish ja-stem nouns