kunne

• kunde (obsolete form in the past tense)

From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, cognate with English con, German können. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”), which is also the source of the Danish words kende (“to know”), kunde (“customer”), kundskab (“knowledge”), kunst (“art”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰunə], [ˈkʰu]

kunne (present kan, past kunne, past participle kunnet)

1. (auxiliary) to be able, can (with an infinitive)
2. (auxiliary) to be allowed, may (with an infinitive)
3. (auxiliary, in the past tense) could, would, might (with an infinitive, expressing potential mood)
4. (transitive) to know (with an object, e.g. a language)

• “kunne” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Middle Dutch kunne, from Old Dutch *kunni, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”).

kunne f (uncountable)

1. gender, sex

kunne

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of kunnen

Sublative case of the interrogative stem ku- (see kuka).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkunːeˣ/, [ˈkunːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -unːe
• Syllabification^(key): kun‧ne

kunne

1. (archaic) whither (to where)

• enkun, nekun, nuken

Cognate with Beele kumo, Bole kūmī, Kirfi kúmā, Diri húmà, Siri kūūtá, Kariya kúméi, Goemai kwām, Polci kəəm, Mangas kɨmsi.

• IPA^(key): /kûn.néː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷʊ̂n.néː]

kûnnē m (plural kunnuwā̀, possessed form kûnnen)

1. ear
2. leaf (of a plant)

• IPA^(key): /kún.né/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷʊ́n.né]

à kunne

1. in or on the ear

Akin to Veps kuna.

kunne

1. whither

kunne

1. Alternative form of kin

From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

kunne (present tense kan, simple past kunne, past participle kunnet)

1. can, could

   Jeg kan se deg.

   I can see you.

2. might

   Jeg kan komme, hvis jeg kan finne tid.

   I might come, if I can find the time.

3. can (be able to)

   Jeg kan spille fele.

   I can play the fiddle.

4. to know

   Jeg kan denne sangen.

   I know this song. (lit. I can do this song.)

• “kunne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• kunna

From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Akin to English can.

• IPA^(key): /²kʉnːə/
• Homophone: kunde (in some dialects)

kunne (present tense kan, past tense kunne, past participle kunna)

1. can, could

   Eg kan sjå deg.

   I can see you.

2. might

   Eg kan komma, om eg får tid.

   I might come, if I can find the time.

3. can (be able to)

   Eg kan spela fele.

   I can play the fiddle.

4. to know

   Eg kan denne songen.

   I know this song.

• “kunne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.