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, English ken. 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)
3. (obsolete, puristic) to feel

Conjugation

Conjugation of kende

active passive present kender kendes past kendte kendtes infinitive kende kendes imperative kend — participle present kendende past kendt (auxiliary verb have) gerund kenden

Adverb

en kende

1. a little bit

Derived terms

• kendemærke n
• kendetegn n

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

• give til kende (“reveal, to confess, (reflexive) to make oneself known”)
• særkende n
• tilkendegive (verb)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

kende

1. inflection of kennen:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive

Anagrams

• deken, denke, knede, kneed

Dyula

Alternative forms

• kene
• kele

Noun

kende

1. sorghum (Sorghum margaritiferum)

See also

• ɲɔ
• keninge
• jabalan
• gajaba
• farawolo
• binbiri

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• ken (synonym)

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

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kende class V (plural makende class VI)

1. scrotum, testicle

   Synonym: pumbu