*kunþaz
Runic: ᚲᚢᚾᚦᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈkun.θɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
known
Etymology
*kunnaną (‘to know’) + *-þaz (past participle suffix). See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
May also be analyzed as from pre-Germanic *ǵń̥h₃tos, via unexplained accent shift from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃tós, or analogical replacement of the suffix.
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | kunþaz | kunþō | kunþą, -atō | kunþai | kunþôz | kunþō |
| Acc. | kunþanǭ | kunþǭ | kunþą, -atō | kunþanz | kunþōz | kunþō |
| Gen. | kunþas, -is | kunþaizōz | kunþas, -is | kunþaizǫ̂ | kunþaizǫ̂ | kunþaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | kunþammai | kunþaizōi | kunþammai | kunþaimaz | kunþaimaz | kunþaimaz |
| Inst. | kunþanō | kunþaizō | kunþanō | kunþaimiz | kunþaimiz | kunþaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | kunþô | kunþǭ | kunþô | kunþaniz | kunþōniz | kunþōnō |
| Acc. | kunþanų | kunþōnų | kunþô | kunþanunz | kunþōnunz | kunþōnō |
| Gen. | kunþiniz | kunþōniz | kunþiniz | kunþanǫ̂ | kunþōnǫ̂ | kunþanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | kunþini | kunþōni | kunþini | kunþammaz | kunþōmaz | kunþammaz |
| Inst. | kunþinē | kunþōnē | kunþinē | kunþammiz | kunþōmiz | kunþammiz |
Descendants
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*kunþ (Proto-West Germanic)
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cunt (Old Dutch)
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cont (Middle Dutch)
- kond (Dutch)
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cont (Middle Dutch)
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cunt (Old Dutch)
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*kunþ (Proto-West Germanic)
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cūþ (Old English)
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couth (Middle English)
- couth (English)
- couth (Scots)
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couth (Middle English)
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cūþ (Old English)
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*kunþ (Proto-West Germanic)
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kūth (Old Frisian)
- kuud (Saterland Frisian)
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kūth (Old Frisian)
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*kunþ (Proto-West Germanic)
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kund (Old High German)
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kunt (Middle High German)
- kund (German)
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kunt (Middle High German)
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kund (Old High German)
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*kunþ (Proto-West Germanic)
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kūth, *kunth (Old Saxon)
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kunt (Middle Low German)
- kund (German Low German)
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kunt (Middle Low German)
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kūth, *kunth (Old Saxon)
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kunnr (Old Norse)
- kunnur (Faroese)
- kunnur, kuður (Icelandic)
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kunnr (Old Norse)
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? (Old Danish)
- kund (Danish)
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? (Old Danish)
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kunnr (Old Norse)
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kunder (Old Swedish)
- kund (Swedish)
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kunder (Old Swedish)
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kuðr (Old Norse)
- kunnur (Faroese)
- kunnur, kuður (Icelandic)
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kuðr (Old Norse)
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? (Old Danish)
- kund (Danish)
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? (Old Danish)
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kuðr (Old Norse)
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kunder (Old Swedish)
- kund (Swedish)
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kunder (Old Swedish)
- 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (kunþs) (Gothic)