kenn

See also: Kënn

Cornish

Alternative forms
  • kedn (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”) (compare Breton skant (“scales”), Old Irish ceinn, Irish scainim (“I tear, burst”).

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [kɛnː]

Noun

kenn m (plural kennow)

  1. peel, scum, skin

Derived terms

Mutation
  Mutation of kenn  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
kenn genn henn unchanged unchanged unchanged

Further reading
  • “kenn”, in Gerlyver Kernewek [Cornish Dictionary]

German

Pronunciation
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Verb

kenn

  1. singular imperative of kennen

Maltese
Root
k-n-n
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَنَّ‎ (kanna).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɛn/

Verb

kenn (imperfect jkenn, past participle miknun)

  1. to shelter, provide shelter for

Conjugation
    Conjugation of kenn
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kennejt kennejt kenn kennejna kennejtu kennew
f kennet
imperfect m nkenn tkenn jkenn nkennu tkennu jkennu
f tkenn
imperative kenn kennu

Noun

kenn m (plural kennijiet or knien)

  1. shelter, refuge
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