*kinō
Runic: ᚲᛁᚾᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈki.nɔː/noun · feminine · ō-stem
Meanings
- A split; crack
- A germ; sprout
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *ǵi-n-, originally a nasal-present from Proto-Indo-European *ǵey- (‘to split; sprout’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | kinō | kinôz |
| Acc. | kinǭ | kinōz |
| Gen. | kinōz | kinǫ̂ |
| Dat. | kinōi | kinōmaz |
| Inst. | kinō | kinōmiz |
| Voc. | kinō | kinôz |
Descendants
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ċinu (Old English)
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chyne, chene, cheyne, chine, chyn, chynne (Middle English)
- chine, chink (English)
- chin, chun (Scots)
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chyne, chene, cheyne, chine, chyn, chynne (Middle English)
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ċine (Old English)
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chyne, chene, cheyne, chine, chyn, chynne (Middle English)
- chine, chink (English)
- chin, chun (Scots)
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chyne, chene, cheyne, chine, chyn, chynne (Middle English)
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*kīn (Old Frisian)
- Kien (Saterland Frisian)
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*kina (Old Saxon)
- kin (Danish)
- kinst (Middle Low German)
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kin (Old Saxon)
- kin (Danish)
- kinst (Middle Low German)
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kinislo (Old Saxon)
- kin (Danish)
- kinst (Middle Low German)
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*kīn (Old Saxon)
- kin (Danish)
- kinst (Middle Low German)
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*kina (Old Dutch)
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kene (Middle Dutch)
- keen (Dutch)
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kene (Middle Dutch)