kona

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun

kona f (genitive singular konu, plural konur)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Declension
Declension of kona
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kona konan konur konurnar
accusative konu konuna konur konurnar
dative konu konuni konum konunum
genitive konu konunnar kona konanna

Gilbertese

Verb

kona

  1. can; to be able to

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Determiner

kona

  1. his, her, its third person singular possessive, o-type
Synonyms
See also
Hawaiian possessive pronouns
The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions.
singular dual plural
1st person koʻu, kaʻu
kuʻu (affectionate, o- and a-type)		 ko māua, kā māua (exclusive)
ko kāua, kā kāua (inclusive)		 ko mākou, kā mākou (exclusive)
ko kākou, kā kākou (inclusive)
2nd person kou, kāu
kō (affectionate, o- and a-type)		 ko ʻolua, kā ʻolua ko ʻoukou, kā ʻoukou
3rd person kona, kāna ko lāua, kā lāua ko lākou, kā lākou

Etymology 2

Noun

kona

  1. leeward side of an island, southwest due to Hawaiian tradewinds

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔːna/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːna

Noun

kona f (genitive singular konu, nominative plural konur)

  1. a woman
    • Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)
      Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.
      A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
  2. (mainly used with a definite article) a wife
    Ég elska konuna mína.
    I love my wife.

Declension
declension of kona
kona singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kona konan konur konurnar
accusative konu konuna konur konurnar
dative konu konunni konum konunum
genitive konu konunnar kvenna kvennanna

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Romanization

kona

  1. Rōmaji transcription of こな

Matal

Noun

kona

  1. son
    Masla uwanay, la uwana Kona gulo uwana gi gəkə̀sànì.(Luka 9:35)[1]
    This one, He is my Son that I have chosen (Luke 9:35)
    Kona aŋa Zəzagəla ― Son of God

References
  1. http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Luke/9

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

kona m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of kone

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kona f

  1. definite singular of kone

Old Danish

Alternative forms
  • konæ (Jutlandic)

Etymology

From Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ.

Noun

kona f (genitive konu, plural konur)

  1. (Scanian) woman, wife
    • c. 1210, "Sæl bondæn sina", Scanian Law, chapter 10.
      Sæl bondæn sina eghna iorth bort tha ær konan ey skyld […]
      If the man sells off his land, then the wife is not obligated to […]

Descendants

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ.

Noun

kona f

  1. woman
  2. wife
  3. mistress, paramour

Declension
Declension of kona (on-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kona konan konu(r), -o(r) konuna(r), -ona(r)
accusative konu, -o konuna, -ona konu(r), -o(r) konuna(r), -ona(r)
dative konu, -o konunni, -onne konum, -om konumin, -omen
genitive konu, -o konunna(r), -onna(r) kvinna kvinnanna

Descendants

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?].

Pronoun

koná

  1. it; class 15 absolute pronoun.

Swahili

Etymology

Noun

kona (needs class)

  1. corner (area in the angle between converging lines or walls)


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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?].

Pronoun

koná

  1. it; class 15 absolute pronoun.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kona, kuna (“woman, wife, concubine”) (genitive plural kvinna, kvænna, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ. Feminine in Late Modern Swedish. Akin to English quean.

Noun

kona c

  1. (obsolete) woman

Declension
Declension of kona 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kona konan konor konorna
Genitive konas konans konors konornas

Synonyms

Derived terms

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English corner.

Noun

kona

  1. corner

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?].

Pronoun

koná

  1. it; class 15 absolute pronoun.
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