kone

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish kona, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

kone c (singular definite konen, plural indefinite koner)

1. wife (married woman)
2. (dated) woman (frequent in compounds)

Inflection

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *konëh, from Pre-Finnic *konïš, borrowed from Pre-Germanic *gn̥ni̯o- (later Proto-Germanic *kunją (“omen, portent, miracle”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Cognates include Old Norse kyn (“wonder”). The original meaning in Finnish was "magic, magic trick". The development of senses attested in the written language is "means, method" (1725), "tool" (1734), "apparatus, instrument" (1745), "machine" (1770s). Cognate with Karelian koneh (“magic”), konehtie (“to conjure”) and Estonian kõne (“speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoneˣ/,
• Rhymes: -one
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧ne

Noun

kone

1. machine
2. appliance (apparatus or device, typically powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions)

   kodinkone / kotitalouskone ― household appliance

3. Short for various compound words ending in kone.
   1. Ellipsis of lentokone (“aeroplane”).
   2. Ellipsis of tietokone (“computer”).
   3. Ellipsis of kirjoituskone (“typewriter”).
   4. Ellipsis of pyykinpesukone (“washing machine”).
   5. Ellipsis of astianpesukone (“dishwasher”).
   6. Ellipsis of ompelukone (“sewing machine”).

Declension

Synonyms

• masiina (colloquial), rakkine (derogatory)

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• “kone”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• keno, keon, koen

Hiri Motu

Noun

kone

1. beach, shore

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːne/

Noun

kone f or m (definite singular kona or konen, indefinite plural koner, definite plural konene)

1. housewife, mistress of the house
2. wife

Usage notes

• One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing (unlike kvinne).

Synonyms

• hustru

Derived terms

• ekskone

References

• “kone” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kona.

Noun

kone f (definite singular kona, indefinite plural koner, definite plural konene)

1. housewife; mistress of the house
2. wife

Synonyms

• kjerring, hustru

Derived terms

• ekskone

References

• “kone” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

kone

1. son