kén
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ken"
Breton
Preposition
kén
Hungarian
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Etymology
Of unknown origin.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kén (usually uncountable, plural kének)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kén | kének |
| accusative | ként | kéneket |
| dative | kénnek | kéneknek |
| instrumental | kénnel | kénekkel |
| causal-final | kénért | kénekért |
| translative | kénné | kénekké |
| terminative | kénig | kénekig |
| essive-formal | kénként | kénekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kénben | kénekben |
| superessive | kénen | kéneken |
| adessive | kénnél | kéneknél |
| illative | kénbe | kénekbe |
| sublative | kénre | kénekre |
| allative | kénhez | kénekhez |
| elative | kénből | kénekből |
| delative | kénről | kénekről |
| ablative | kéntől | kénektől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
kéné | kéneké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
kénéi | kénekéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | kénem | kénjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | kéned | kénjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | kénje | kénjei |
| 1st person plural | kénünk | kénjeink |
| 2nd person plural | kénetek | kénjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | kénjük | kénjeik |
Aside from the primary form ként, the accusative might also be kenet as well (optionally) among chemists.[2]
Derived terms
(Compound words):
References
- ^ kén in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
- ^ See at “e – é tőváltozatú névszók” (“nominals with e ~ é stem variants”) in Grétsy, László and Gábor Kemény, editors. Nyelvművelő kéziszótár (“Concise Dictionary for Language Cultivation”). Second, revised and extended edition. Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Further reading
- kén in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 繭 (“cocoon”, SV: kiển).
Noun
(classifier cái) kén • (茧, 絸, 繭)
- (entomology) a cocoon
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 揀 (“to select”, SV: giản).