kinn

Etymology

A lexicalized inflected form derived from ki (“outside area (old Hungarian)”) +‎ -n (“case suffix”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkinː]
• Hyphenation: kinn

Adverb

kinn

1. outside

References

Etymology

From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu- (“cheek”). Compare Faroese and Norwegian kinn, Danish and Swedish kind, German Kinn, Dutch kin, English chin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cʰɪnː/

  Rhymes: -ɪnː

Noun

kinn f (genitive singular kinnar, nominative plural kinnar)

1. a cheek
   • Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)

     Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.

     If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.

Etymology

From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz. Compare English chin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çɪnː/

  Rhymes: -ɪnː

Noun

kinn n

1. a cheek

   å vende det andre kinnet til - to turn the other cheek

2. (in placenames): a steep hill(side) or slope

References

• “kinn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kinn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu- (“cheek”).

Noun

kinn f (genitive kinnar, plural kinnr)

1. cheek

References

kinn in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press