kän

See also: kaen and k'än

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German kein, from a merger of Middle High German dechein, dehein (someone; anyone) (from Old High German dehein) and Middle High German nechein, nehein (not any) (from Old High German nihein). Cognate with German kein.

Pronunciation

  • (Zurich) IPA(key): /kxæn/

Pronoun

kän

  1. no
    • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      Hesch keni Ohre? Hesch kes Mul meh?
      Have you got no ears? Have you got no mouth any more?

Declension

Declension of kän
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative/accusative kän käs käni
dative käm känere käm käni
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