Kinn

See also: kinn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kinne, from Old High German kinni, from Proto-West Germanic *kinnu, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-, *ǵénus (“chin, jaw, cheek”).

Compare Low German Kinn, Dutch kin, English chin, Danish kind, Icelandic kinn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɪn/
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Noun

Kinn n (strong, genitive Kinnes or Kinns, plural Kinne)

  1. chin

Declension
Declension of Kinn [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kinn die Kinne
genitive eines des Kinnes, Kinns der Kinne
dative einem dem Kinn, Kinne1 den Kinnen
accusative ein das Kinn die Kinne

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Kinn” in Duden online
  • “Kinn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German kinne, from Old High German kinni (“chin”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰin/

Noun

Kinn n (plural Kinn)

  1. chin

Further reading
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