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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English cunnen, connen, from Old English cunnan (“to know, know how (to)”), from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know”). Doublet of con.
Pronunciation
Verb
cun (third-person singular simple present cuns, present participle cunning, simple past and past participle cunned)
- (obsolete) To know.
Related terms
Etymology 2
See conn, cond.
Pronunciation
Verb
cun (third-person singular simple present cuns, present participle cunning, simple past and past participle cunned)
- Alternative form of conn (“direct or steer a ship”)
Etymology 3
From Chinese 寸 (cùn). Doublet of sun.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
cun (plural cuns or cun)
- A traditional Chinese unit of length, originally the width of a person's thumb at the knuckle.
Anagrams
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Noun
cun (definite accusative cunu, plural cunlar)
- (Quba) thorn
- Synonym: tikan
Declension
Further reading
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin canis, canem.
Noun
cun m
- dog
Fala
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese con, from Latin cum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm.
Pronunciation
Preposition
cun
- (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) with
- Antonym: sin
Usage notes
- The form con is more widely used in Valverdeñu.
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Friulian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin cum.
Preposition
cun
- with
Galician
Etymology
From contraction of preposition con (“with”) + masculine article un (“a”). Compare Portuguese cum.
Contraction
cun m (feminine cunha, masculine plural cuns, feminine plural cunhas)
- with a, with one
Further reading
Irish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
cun m (genitive singular cun)
- stoutness, thickness
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
Istriot
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin cum.
Preposition
cun
- with
1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:Caro, cun quil visito bianco e russo.- Dear, with that little white and red face.
Ladin
Etymology
From Latin cum.
Preposition
cun
- (Gherdëina) with
- (Badia) Alternative form of con
Leonese
Etymology
From Latin cum (“with”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).
Preposition
cun
- with
Usage notes
When followed by an article, cun is combined with the next word to give the following combined forms:
References
Mandarin
Romanization
cun
- Nonstandard spelling of cūn.
- Nonstandard spelling of cún.
- Nonstandard spelling of cǔn.
- Nonstandard spelling of cùn.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
Noun
cun
- Alternative form of kyn
Mirandese
Etymology
From Latin cum.
Preposition
cun
- with
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin cum (“with”), from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”). Compare Italian con, Portuguese com, Spanish con, Romanian cu, Sicilian cu. Compare also Nuorese chin.
Pronunciation
Preposition
cun
- (Logudorese, Campidanese) with
Derived terms
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
Sassarese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
cun
- with
Derived terms
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Somali
Verb
cun
- eat