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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kenna (“know, feel”), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną, cognate with Swedish känna, German kennen. A causative form of *kunnaną (“to know”).
Verb
kende (past tense kendte, past participle kendt)
- know (be acquainted or familiar with)
- (passive voice) recognise as one’s own (with the preposition ved)
Conjugation
Adverb
en kende
- a little bit
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse kenni, derived from the verb.
Noun
kende n (singular definite kendet, plural indefinite kender)
- (obsolete) characteristic, feature
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
kende
- inflection of kennen:
- singular past indicative
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive
Anagrams
Dyula
Alternative forms
Noun
kende
- sorghum (Sorghum margaritiferum)
See also
Papiamentu
Alternative forms
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
- who
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
kende (ma class, plural makende)
- scrotum, testicle
- Synonym: pumbu