• kunde(obsolete form in the past tense)

FromOld Norsekunna, fromProto-Germanic*kunnaną, cognate withEnglishcon,Germankönnen. The Germanic verb goes back toProto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-(“to know”), which is also the source of the Danish wordskende(“to know”),kunde(“customer”),kundskab(“knowledge”),kunst(“art”).

• IPA^(key):[ˈkʰunə],[ˈkʰu]

kunne (presentkan,pastkunne,past participlekunnet)

1. (auxiliary) tobe able,can(with an infinitive)
2. (auxiliary) to beallowed,may(with an infinitive)
3. (auxiliary, in the past tense)could,would,might(with an infinitive, expressingpotential mood)
4. (transitive) toknow(with an object, e.g. a language)

• “kunne” inDen Danske Ordbog

FromMiddle Dutchkunne, fromOld Dutch*kunni, fromProto-West Germanic*kuni, fromProto-Germanic*kunją, fromProto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-(“to produce”).

kunne f (uncountable)

1. gender,sex

kunne

1. (dated or formal)singularpresentsubjunctive ofkunnen

ku- +‎-nne(sublative singular)

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

kunne(archaic)

1. whither(to where)

• “kunne”, inKielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–, retrieved2023-07-02

• enkun,nekun,nuken

FromProto-Chadic*km/*ɬm.^[1] Cognate withBeelekumo,Bolekūmī,Kirfikúmā,Dirihúmà,Sirikūūtá,Kariyakúméi,Goemaikwām,Polcikəəm,Mangaskɨmsi,Miyakúmáy,Sayakə̀:m,Muyangɬìmì,Uldemesləmāy,Banaslə́mə́,Matalsləm,Lagwanslɨmi,Molokoɬəmáy,Mbukoɬə́máy,Podokosləma,Kirya-Konzeltlə́m,Dabazlìmī andMpadeshimu.

• IPA^(key):/kûn.néː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa)IPA^(key):[kʷʊ̂n.néː]

kûnnē m (pluralkunnuwā̀,possessed formkûnnen)

1. ear
2. leaf(of a plant)

• IPA^(key):/kún.né/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa)IPA^(key):[kʷʊ́n.né]

à kunne

1. in or on the ear

From the sublative ofkuka.

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

kunne

1. (of motion)whither?where?

• kuhu

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971)Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page219

Akin to Vepskuna.

kunne

1. whither

kunne

1. Alternative form ofkyn

FromOld Norsekunna, fromProto-Germanic*kunnaną, fromProto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-.

kunne (present tensekan,simple pastkunne,past participlekunnet)

1. can,could

   Jegkan se deg.

   Ican see you.

2. might

   Jegkan komme, hvis jeg kan finne tid.

   Imight come, if I can find the time.

3. can (be able to)

   Jegkan spille fele.

   Ican play the fiddle.

4. toknow

   Jegkan denne sangen.

   Iknow this song. (lit. I can do this song.)

• “kunne” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key):/²kʉnːə/
• Homophone:kunde (in some dialects)

kunne (present tensekan,past tensekunne,past participlekunna)

1. e-infinitive form ofkunna (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)

• “kunne” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.