koen

See also: Koen, kōen, køen, and kön

Danish

Noun

koen c

definite singular of ko

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch coene, from Old Dutch *kuoni, from Proto-Germanic *kōniz, the root of which also yielded the Dutch verb kunnen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kun/
Rhymes: -un
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Adjective

koen (comparative koener, superlative koenst)

(formal) courageous

Inflection

Inflection of koen
uninflected	koen
inflected	koene
comparative	koener
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		koen	koener	het koenst het koenste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	koene	koenere	koenste
	n. sing.	koen	koener	koenste
	plural	koene	koenere	koenste
definite		koene	koenere	koenste
partitive		koens	koeners	—

Derived terms

koenheid

Finnish

Verb

koen

first-person singular present indicative of kokea

Anagrams

keno, keon, kone

Indonesian

Etymology

From Suroboyoan Javanese koen (“you”). Doublet of kowe.

Pronoun

koen

(East Java, slang) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours

Synonyms

Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:

anta (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
antum (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
coen (slang, East Java)
ente (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
kamu (intimate)
ko, kowe (informal, Java)
kon, koen (colloquial, East Java)
lu, lo, loe, elu (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
mika, mike (informal, Eastern Sumatra)

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