kenn

See also: Kënn

Cornish

Alternative forms
  • (Revived Late Cornish) kedn

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”) (compare Breton skant (“scales”), Old Irish ceinn, Irish scainim (“I tear, burst”).

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [kɛnː]

Noun

kenn m (plural kennow)

  1. peel, scum, skin

Mutation
  Mutation of kenn  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
ken gen hen unchanged unchanged unchanged

Derived terms

German

Verb

kenn

  1. Imperative singular of kennen.
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