kende

See also: këndë

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛnə/, [ˈkʰenə], [ˈkʰenn̩]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kenna (know, feel), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną, cognate with Swedish känna, German kennen. 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)
Conjugation

Adverb

en kende

  1. a little bit
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kenni, derived from the verb.

Noun

kende n (singular definite kendet, plural indefinite kender)

  1. (obsolete) characteristic, feature
Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

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

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

  • (file)

Noun

kende (ma class, plural makende)

  1. scrotum, testicle
    Synonym: pumbu
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