cun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cun"

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English cunnen, connen, from Old English cunnan (to know, know how (to)), from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (to know). Doublet of con.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʌn/
  • (file)

Verb

cun (third-person singular simple present cuns, present participle cunning, simple past and past participle cunned)

  1. (obsolete) To know.

Etymology 2

See conn, cond.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʌn/

Verb

cun (third-person singular simple present cuns, present participle cunning, simple past and past participle cunned)

  1. Alternative form of conn (direct or steer a ship)

Etymology 3

From Chinese (cùn). Doublet of sun.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsuːn/

Noun

cun (plural cuns or cun)

  1. A traditional Chinese unit of length, originally the width of a person's thumb at the knuckle.

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

cun (definite accusative cunu, plural cunlar)

  1. (Quba) thorn
    Synonym: tikan

Declension

    Declension of cun
singular plural
nominative cun
cunlar
definite accusative cunu
cunları
dative cuna
cunlara
locative cunda
cunlarda
ablative cundan
cunlardan
definite genitive cunun
cunların
    Possessive forms of cun
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) cunum cunlarım
sənin (your) cunun cunların
onun (his/her/its) cunu cunları
bizim (our) cunumuz cunlarımız
sizin (your) cununuz cunlarınız
onların (their) cunu or cunları cunları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) cunumu cunlarımı
sənin (your) cununu cunlarını
onun (his/her/its) cununu cunlarını
bizim (our) cunumuzu cunlarımızı
sizin (your) cununuzu cunlarınızı
onların (their) cununu or cunlarını cunlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) cunuma cunlarıma
sənin (your) cununa cunlarına
onun (his/her/its) cununa cunlarına
bizim (our) cunumuza cunlarımıza
sizin (your) cununuza cunlarınıza
onların (their) cununa or cunlarına cunlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) cunumda cunlarımda
sənin (your) cununda cunlarında
onun (his/her/its) cununda cunlarında
bizim (our) cunumuzda cunlarımızda
sizin (your) cununuzda cunlarınızda
onların (their) cununda or cunlarında cunlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) cunumdan cunlarımdan
sənin (your) cunundan cunlarından
onun (his/her/its) cunundan cunlarından
bizim (our) cunumuzdan cunlarımızdan
sizin (your) cununuzdan cunlarınızdan
onların (their) cunundan or cunlarından cunlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) cunumun cunlarımın
sənin (your) cununun cunlarının
onun (his/her/its) cununun cunlarının
bizim (our) cunumuzun cunlarımızın
sizin (your) cununuzun cunlarınızın
onların (their) cununun or cunlarının cunlarının

Further reading

  • cun” in Obastan.com.

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin canis, canem.

Noun

cun m

  1. dog

Fala

Alternative forms

  • con (Mañegu, Valverdeñu)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese con, from Latin cum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kun/

Preposition

cun

  1. (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) with
    Antonym: sin

Usage notes

  • The form con is more widely used in Valverdeñu.

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Friulian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cun

  1. with

Galician

Etymology

From contraction of preposition con (with) + masculine article un (a). Compare Portuguese cum.

Contraction

cun m (feminine cunha, masculine plural cuns, feminine plural cunhas)

  1. with a, with one

Further reading

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊn̪ˠ/, /kʊnˠ/

Noun

cun m (genitive singular cun)

  1. stoutness, thickness

Declension

Descendants

  • Yola: kun

Further reading

Istriot

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cun

  1. with
    • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:
      Caro, cun quil visito bianco e russo.
      Dear, with that little white and red face.

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cun

  1. (Gherdëina) with
  2. (Badia) Alternative form of con

Leonese

Etymology

From Latin cum (with), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (next to, at, with, along).

Preposition

cun

  1. with

Usage notes

When followed by an article, cun is combined with the next word to give the following combined forms:

References

Mandarin

Romanization

cun

  1. Nonstandard spelling of cūn.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of cún.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of cǔn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of cùn.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Noun

cun

  1. Alternative form of kyn

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cun

  1. with

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin cum (with), from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (next to, at, with, along). Compare Italian con, Portuguese com, Spanish con, Romanian cu, Sicilian cu. Compare also Nuorese chin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kun/
  • IPA(key): [kund] (often before vowels)

Preposition

cun

  1. (Logudorese, Campidanese) with

Derived terms

References

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

Sassarese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (next to, at, with, along).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kun/

Preposition

cun

  1. with

Derived terms

References

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Somali

Verb

cun

  1. eat
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