kynni

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kynni, from Proto-Germanic *kunþiją (“knowledge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪnːɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnːɪ

Noun

kynni n (genitive singular kynnis, nominative plural kynni)

  1. (often in the plural) acquaintance, familiarity

Declension
declension of kynni
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kynni kynnið kynni kynnin
accusative kynni kynnið kynni kynnin
dative kynni kynninu kynnum kynnunum
genitive kynnis kynnisins kynna kynnanna

Derived terms
  • komast í kynni við (“to become acquainted with; to get to know [somebody]”)

Verb

kynni

  1. first/third-person singular past subjunctive active of kunna
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