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kunnon

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkunːon/, [ˈkunːo̞n]
  • Rhymes: -unːon
  • Hyphenation(key): kun‧non

Adjective

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kunnon (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively)

  1. proper, real, true, decent
    Synonyms: aimo, kelpo, kunnollinen, tosi
    Tekee hyvää saada kunnon hampurilainen kaiken sen kasvimössön jälkeen.
    It's good to get a real hamburger after all that veggie stuff.
    Hän on kunnon mies.
    He's a decent man.
    Teen hyvää työtä, mutta haluan siitä myös kunnon korvauksen.
    I do a good job, but I also want a proper remuneration for it.
    kunnon amerikkalainenall-American

Usage notes

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Only used attributively.

Declension

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Indeclinable

Derived terms

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Noun

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kunnon

  1. genitive singular of kunto

Further reading

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kunnōną, akin to Old English cunnian.

Verb

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kunnon

  1. to find out, discover.

Conjugation

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