cynn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). Cognate with Old Frisian kin, Old Saxon kunni, cunni, Dutch kunne, Old High German kunni, Old Norse kyn (Danish køn, Swedish kön), Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌹 (kuni). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek γένος (génos), Latin genus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kynn/

Noun

cynn n (nominative plural cynn)

  1. kin, kind, tribe, people
  2. (grammar) gender
    Ealdenglisċe naman wǣron þrēora cynna, þæt sind werlīċ and wīflīċ and nāðer.
    Old English nouns had three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter.

Declension
Declension of cynn (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cynn cynn
accusative cynn cynn
genitive cynnes cynna
dative cynne cynnum

Derived terms

Descendants
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