# kunne
## Danish
### Alternative forms

* kunde (obsolete form in the past tense)

### Etymology

From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, cognate with English con, German können. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”), which is also the source of the Danish words kende (“to know”), kunde (“customer”), kundskab (“knowledge”), kunst (“art”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkʰunə], [ˈkʰu]

### Verb

kunne (present kan, past kunne, past participle kunnet)
* (auxiliary) to be able, can (with an infinitive)
* (auxiliary) to be allowed, may (with an infinitive)
* (auxiliary, in the past tense) could, would, might (with an infinitive, expressing potential mood)
* (transitive) to know (with an object, e.g. a language)

#### Conjugation
### References

* “kunne” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch kunne, from Old Dutch *kunni, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”).

#### Noun

kunne f (uncountable)
* gender, sex

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

kunne
* (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of kunnen

## Finnish
### Etymology

ku- +‎ -nne (sublative singular)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkunːeˣ/, [ˈkunːe̞(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -unːe
* Hyphenation: kun‧ne

### Adverb

kunne (archaic)
* whither (to where)

#### Derived terms

* kunneka
* kunnekaan
* kunnekin

### Further reading

* “kunne”, 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

* enkun, nekun, nuken

## Hausa
### Etymology

From Proto-Chadic *km/*ɬm. Cognate with Beele kumo, Bole kūmī, Kirfi kúmā, Diri húmà, Siri kūūtá, Kariya kúméi, Goemai kwām, Polci kəəm, Mangas kɨmsi, Miya kúmáy, Saya kə̀:m, Muyang ɬìmì, Uldeme sləmāy, Bana slə́mə́, Matal sləm, Lagwan slɨmi, Moloko ɬəmáy, Mbuko ɬə́máy, Podoko sləma, Kirya-Konzel tlə́m, Daba zlìmī and Mpade shimu.

### Pronunciation 1

* IPA: /kûn.néː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [kʷʊ̂n.néː]

#### Noun

kûnnē m (plural kunnuwā̀, possessed form kûnnen)
* ear
* leaf (of a plant)

### Pronunciation 2

* IPA: /kún.né/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [kʷʊ́n.né]

#### Adverb

à kunne
* in or on the ear

### References

* ↑ Jungraithmayr, Herrmann, Ibriszimow, Dymitr (1994) Chadic Lexical Roots. Tentative reconstruction, grading, distribution and comments. (Sprache und Oralität in Afrika; 20), volume I, Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From the sublative of kuka.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkunːe/, [ˈkunː]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkunːe/, [ˈkunːe̞]
* Rhymes: -unː, -unːe
* Hyphenation: kun‧ne

### Adverb

kunne
* (of motion) whither? where?

#### Synonyms

* kuhu

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 219

## Karelian
### Etymology

Akin to Veps kuna.

### Adverb

kunne
* whither

## Middle English
### Noun

kunne
* Alternative form of kyn

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

### Verb

kunne (present tense kan, simple past kunne, past participle kunnet)
* can, could
    Jeg kan se deg.I can see you.
* might
    Jeg kan komme, hvis jeg kan finne tid.I might come, if I can find the time.
* can (be able to)
    Jeg kan spille fele.I can play the fiddle.
* to know
    Jeg kan denne sangen.I know this song. (lit. I can do this song.)

### References

* “kunne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²kʉnːə/
* Homophone: kunde (in some dialects)

### Verb

kunne (present tense kan, past tense kunne, past participle kunna)
* e-infinitive form of kunna (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)

### References

* “kunne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.