kyn

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Atong (India)

Etymology

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Noun

kyn

  1. the back

References

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). Cognate with Icelandic kyn, Swedish kön, Danish køn, Norwegian kjønn, English kin, Dutch kunne.

Pronunciation

Noun

kyn n (genitive singular kyns, plural kyn)

  1. lineage, family
  2. gender, sex
  3. nature
  4. (grammar) gender

Declension

Declension of kyn
n22 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kyn kynið kyn kynini
accusative kyn kynið kyn kynini
dative kyni kyninum kynjum, kynum kynjunum, kynunum
genitive kyns kynsins kynja kynjanna

Derived terms

sexual orientation

biological/grammatical gender

  • kallkyn (“male sex or gender; masculine (gender)”)
  • kvennkyn (“female sex or gender; feminine (gender)”)
  • hvørkikyn (“neuter (gender)”)
  • samkyn (“common (gender)”)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). Cognate with Faroese kyn, Danish køn, Norwegian kjønn, Swedish kön, English kin, Dutch kunne.

Pronunciation

Noun

kyn n (genitive singular kyns, nominative plural kyn)

  1. sex
  2. breed, race
  3. (grammar) gender

Declension

declension of kyn
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kyn kynið kyn kynin
accusative kyn kynið kyn kynin
dative kyni kyninu kynjum kynjunum
genitive kyns kynsins kynja kynjanna

Derived terms

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English cynn, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic *kunją.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

kyn (uncountable)

  1. One's relations or kin:
    1. A family; the set of one's relations.
    2. A nation, tribe, or clan.
    3. One's descendants or offspring.
  2. A family relationship; kinship:
    1. Ancestry; one's ancestors.
    2. (rare) A noble bloodline.
  3. A kinsman or kinswoman; one of one's kin.
  4. (Early Middle English) A class or group.
  5. (Early Middle English) A method or means.
  6. (rare) Sex, gender.
Related terms
Descendants
  • English: kin
  • Scots: kin
References

Etymology 2

Noun

kyn

  1. Alternative form of kyne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kyn n (definite singular kynet, indefinite plural kyn, definite plural kyna or kyni)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of kjønn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kunją. Cognate with English kin.

Noun

kyn n (genitive kyns, plural kyn)

  1. kin

Declension

  Declension of kyn (strong ja-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kyn kynit kyn kynin
accusative kyn kynit kyn kynin
dative kyni kyninu kynjum kynjunum
genitive kyns kynsins kynja kynjanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kyn n
  • Faroese: kyn n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kyn n
  • Old Swedish: kyn n
  • Danish: køn n
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kjønn n
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: kjønn n

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją.

Noun

kyn n

  1. kin, family
  2. sort, kind

Declension

  Declension of kyn (strong ja-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kyn kynit kyn kynin
accusative kyn kynit kyn kynin
dative kyni kyninu, kyneno kyniom kyniomin, kyniomen
genitive kyns kynsins kynia kynianna

Descendants

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