Chuukese

Noun

kön

1. song

Verb

kön

1. (intransitive) to sing

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian kunna, which derives from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną.

Verb

kön

1. (Föhr-Amrum) to be able, can

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish køn, kyn, from Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‎(“to produce”). Cognate with English kin, Danish køn, Norwegian kjønn, Icelandic kyn, Dutch kunne, Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌹 ‎(kuni), and the borrowed Finnish word kunnia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕøːn/

Noun

kön n

1. sex, gender
2. (grammar) gender
3. genitalia

Declension

Hyponyms

• (grammar): hankön, honkön, intetkön

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From kö.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /køːn/

Noun

kön

1. definite singular of kö

References

• kön in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)