kone

== Albanian == === Noun === kone f puppy == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish kona, konæ, kunæ, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkʰoːnə] === Noun === kone c (singular definite konen, plural indefinite koner) wife (married woman) (dated) woman (frequent in compounds) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “kone” in Den Danske Ordbog “kone” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *konëh, from Pre-Finnic *konïš, borrowed from Pre-Germanic *gn̥ni̯o- (later Proto-Germanic *kunją (“omen, portent, miracle”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Cognates include Old Norse kyn (“wonder”). The original meaning in Finnish was "magic, magic trick". The development of senses attested in the written language is "means, method" (1725), "tool" (1734), "apparatus, instrument" (1745), "machine" (1770s). Cognate with Karelian koneh (“magic”), konehtie (“to conjure”) and Estonian kõne (“speech”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkoneˣ/, [ˈko̞ne̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -one Syllabification(key): ko‧ne Hyphenation(key): ko‧ne === Noun === kone machine (mechanical or electrical device) Synonyms: masiina (colloquial), rakkine (derogatory) appliance (apparatus or device, typically powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions) kodinkone / kotitalouskone ― household appliance Short for various compound words ending in kone. ellipsis of lentokone (“aeroplane”): plane ellipsis of tietokone (“computer”) ellipsis of kirjoituskone (“typewriter”) ellipsis of pyykinpesukone (“washing machine”) ellipsis of astianpesukone (“dishwasher”) ellipsis of ompelukone (“sewing machine”) ellipsis of partakone (“(electric/safety) razor”) (colloquial) beast, powerhouse (general compliment for ability, efficacy, or toughness) On se kone. ― She's a beast. Äijähän on kone. ― Guy's a powerhouse. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “kone”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === keno, keon, koen == Hiri Motu == === Noun === kone beach, shore == Lithuanian == === Alternative forms === kuonè, kuõne === Etymology === From kõ (gen. sg. of kàs) +‎ ne (negative particle). The alternative forms use kuõ (ins. sg.) as the former element. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [koːˈnʲɛ] Rhymes: -ɛ Syllabification: ko‧nè === Adverb === konè or kõne (not comparable) almost Synonyms: beveik, bemaž === References === === Further reading === “kone”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From French connaître (“to know”). Compare Saint Dominican Creole French coné, Haitian Creole konnen and Louisiana Creole connin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ko.ne/ === Verb === kone (medial form konn) to know (be acquainted with) ==== Related terms ==== === References === Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 499 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse kona. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²kuːnə/ Rhymes: -²uːnə === Noun === kone f or m (definite singular kona or konen, indefinite plural koner, definite plural konene) housewife, mistress of the house wife ==== Usage notes ==== One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing (unlike kvinne). ==== Synonyms ==== hustru ==== Derived terms ==== ekskone === References === “kone” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse kona. === Noun === kone f (definite singular kona, indefinite plural koner, definite plural konene) housewife; mistress of the house wife ==== Synonyms ==== kjerring, hustru ==== Derived terms ==== ekskone === References === “kone” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Ometepec Nahuatl == === Noun === kone son == Slovak == === Noun === kone nominative/accusative plural of kôň == Tungag == === Noun === kone (uncountable) sand === Further reading === Lesley Fast (1990), Tungak Grammar Essentials‎[3], Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 10