køn
Danish
[ˈkʰœnˀ]
noun
Definitions
- sex the biological division in male and female individuals
- gender the social identity of male, female or other
- (grammar) gender division of nouns and adjectives etc. into classes
- private parts, genitals
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse kyn (wonder, race, kin, kindred) derived from Proto-Germanic *kunją (kin, family, descent, race, generation, clan, portent, omen, miracle) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵenh₁-
Gloss
produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
産
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Kinism English
- Kinist English
- akin English
- antenatal English
- congenial English
- congeniality English
- degenerate English
- degenerative English
- degentrification English
- dragonkin English
- erfkin English
- general English
- generate English
- genius familiae English
- gentrification English
- gentrify English
- gentry English
- germane English
- germinate English
- glottogony English
- gonad English
- infrageneric English
- keen English
- keener English
- keeneth English
- keenly English
- keenness English
- keeno English
- kin English
- kindred English
- kinfolk English
- king English
- kinhood English
- kinless English
- kinly English
- kinomics English
- kinship English
- kinslayer English
- kinsman English
- kinsperson English
- kinterm English
- kintype English
- mankind English
- nativism English
- naturalism English
- naturist English
- neonatal English
- nonkin English
- overkeen English
- perinatal English
- postnatal English
- prenatal English
- unkeen English
- kunnia Finnish
- -genus Latin
- Genovefa Latin
- birthday of the Lord, nātālis (diēs Dominī) Latin
- cognatus Latin
- cognātus Latin
- cāsus Latin
- degenero, dēgenerō Latin
- dēgenerem Latin
- dēgenerātiō Latin
- generalis Latin
- generare Latin
- generatio Latin
- generālis Latin
- generātiō Latin
- genetrīcem Latin
- genialis Latin
- genialis, geniālis Latin
- genitalis Latin
- genitor Latin
- genius Latin
- genius hominis Latin
- genius loci Latin
- genius locorum Latin
- genticus Latin
- gentilis Latin
- gentilis, gentīlis Latin
- gentēs, gēns Latin
- gentīlis Latin
- genus Latin
- germanus Latin
- germen Latin
- germināre Latin
- germānus Latin
- gēns Latin
- ingenium Latin
- innātus Latin
- nascēntis, nascēns, nascens Latin
- natalis Latin
- natalis, nātālis [diēs Dominī] Latin
- nativus Latin
- natura Latin
- naturalis Latin
- neonātus Latin
- nāscī, nāscor Latin
- nātiōnem Latin
- nātālis Latin
- nātālis (diēs Dominī) Latin
- nātīvitās, nativitas Latin
- nātīvus Latin
- nātūra Latin
- nātūrālis Latin
- nātūrālis, naturalis Latin
- regenerātus Latin
- generell German
- Cuniberto Italian
- Genoveffa Italian
- ambigenere Italian
- genetico Italian
- prenascere Italian
- sottogenere Italian
- kind Dutch, Flemish
- Geneviève French
- genre French
- génie French
- générique French
- naturisme French
- -γενής Ancient Greek
- γένεσις Ancient Greek
- γέννησις Ancient Greek
- γίγνομαι Ancient Greek
- γενέσια Ancient Greek
- γενέτα Ancient Greek
- γενέτας Ancient Greek
- γενέτης Ancient Greek
- γενέτωρ Ancient Greek
- γενεά Ancient Greek
- γενεαλογέω Ancient Greek
- γενεαλογία Ancient Greek
- γενεαλόγος Ancient Greek
- γενικός Ancient Greek
- γεννάω Ancient Greek
- γεννήτρια Ancient Greek
- γεννήτωρ Ancient Greek
- γονή Ancient Greek
- γονεύς Ancient Greek
- γόνος Ancient Greek
- κασίγνητος Ancient Greek
- μονογενής Ancient Greek
- οἰκογενής Ancient Greek
- παρθένος Ancient Greek
- ἐκγίγνομαι Ancient Greek
- ἐπίγονοι Ancient Greek
- ἑτερογενής Ancient Greek
- *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵenh₁-, *ǵénh₁en Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵenh₁tóm Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵn̥h₁yom Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵn̥h₁yétor Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵonh₁-éye-ti, *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵénh₁mn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵénh₁os Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵénh₁trih₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵénh₁tōr Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵíǵnh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵónh₁os Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵń̥h₁s Proto-Indo-European
- hankjønn Norwegian Bokmål
- hunkjønn Norwegian Bokmål
- intetkjønn Norwegian Bokmål
- kjønn Norwegian Bokmål
- kjønnsdele Norwegian Bokmål
- kjønnshår Norwegian Bokmål
- kjønnsleppe Norwegian Bokmål
- kjønnsmoden Norwegian Bokmål
- kjønnsnøytral Norwegian Bokmål
- kjønnsorgan Norwegian Bokmål
- kvinnekjønn Norwegian Bokmål
- Natal#Etymology_2 Portuguese
- *kindą Proto-Germanic
- *kinþiz Proto-Germanic
- *kundiz Proto-Germanic
- *kuningaz Proto-Germanic
- *kuniz Proto-Germanic
- *kunją Proto-Germanic
- kön Swedish
- könshår Swedish
- könsmaktsordning Swedish
- könsneutral Swedish
- könsroll Swedish
- könsstympning Swedish
- kjønn Norwegian Nynorsk
- kongeleg Norwegian Nynorsk
- naturleg Norwegian Nynorsk
- prenatal Norwegian Nynorsk
- cynn Old English
- *ज्ञात्र Sanskrit
- जनक Sanskrit
- जनता Sanskrit
- जननी Sanskrit
- जनू Sanskrit
- जाति Sanskrit
- जेन्य Sanskrit
- ज्ञाति Sanskrit
- परजन Sanskrit
- स्वजन Sanskrit
- generatyve Middle English
- kene Middle English
- kin Middle English
- aonghin Irish
- athdhéanamh Irish
- athghin Irish
- comhdhéanamh Irish
- imdhéanamh Irish
- leathdhéanamh Irish
- lámhdhéanamh Irish
- mídhéanamh Irish
- réamhdhéanamh Irish
- alls Old Norse
- konungr Old Norse
- kvennkyn Old Norse
- kyn Old Norse
- mannkyn Old Norse
- ciskønnet Danish
- forsker Danish
- forskning Danish
- fælles Danish
- fælleskøn Danish
- han Danish
- hankøn Danish
- hankønsvæsen Danish
- hun Danish
- hunkøn Danish
- hunkønsvæsen Danish
- identitet Danish
- intet Danish
- intetkøn Danish
- kamp Danish
- konge Danish
- kongeblå Danish
- kongeboa Danish
- kongedømme Danish
- kongehus Danish
- kongepingvin Danish
- kongerige Danish
- krig Danish
- kønsforsker Danish
- kønsforskning Danish
- kønsidentitet Danish
- kønskamp Danish
- kønskrig Danish
- kønslem Danish
- kønsmæssig Danish
- kønsneutral Danish
- kønsord Danish
- kønsspecifik Danish
- kønssygdom Danish
- lem Danish
- neutral Danish
- ord Danish
- specifik Danish
- sygdom Danish
- transkønnet Danish
- vagtelkonge Danish
- *zętь Proto-Slavic
- جِنّ Arabic
- kyn Icelandic
- kynslóð Icelandic
- जातिवाद Hindi
- زادن Persian
- زاییدن Persian
- γεννήτορας Greek (modern)
- kind Old High German
- kunni Old High German
- *·dernai Old Irish
- Cóemgen Old Irish
- congní Old Irish
- dogní Old Irish
- do·rigni Old Irish
- dénum Old Irish
- gnó Old Irish
- ath-ghin Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ath-ghineamhainn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- felagskyn Faroese
- hvørkikyn Faroese
- kallkyn Faroese
- kvennkyn Faroese
- kyn Faroese
- samkynd Faroese
- samkyndur Faroese
- jadi Malay
- Kinnek Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Gent Albanian
- 𐌲𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌹 Gothic
- קעניג Yiddish
- *kuni gmw-pro
- גוי Hebrew (modern)
- *kunni Old Dutch
- kint Old Dutch
- *kuningas Proto-Finnic
- *süntüdäk Proto-Finnic
- *atignitom Proto-Celtic
- *enigenā Proto-Celtic
- *ganyetor Proto-Celtic
- *genan Proto-Celtic
- *genos Proto-Celtic
- *gniyeti Proto-Celtic
- *gnīm- Proto-Celtic
- *gnīmus Proto-Celtic
- *to- Proto-Celtic
- könink Middle Low German
- *ȷ́antúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ȷ́ás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- kunni Old Saxon
- kyn Old Swedish
- køn Old Swedish
- tjön Westrobothnian
- *-genos Proto-Italic
- *genō Proto-Italic
- *gnāskōr Proto-Italic
- *gnātjō Proto-Italic
- 𐫀𐫉𐫗 Middle Persian
- *frazanti- Proto-Iranian
- *āzāta- Proto-Iranian
- fælleskønni Kalaallisut, Greenlandic
- intetkønni Kalaallisut, Greenlandic
- kunngi Kalaallisut, Greenlandic
- kunnia Ingrian
- 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬇𐬥𐬀 Avestan
- gegnere Old Latin
- genere Old Latin
- genō Old Latin
- زېږېدل Pashto, Pushto
- زه Gilaki
- lem
- han
- ord
- hun
- kamp
- krig
- intet
- konge
- fælles
- hunkøn
- sygdom
- hankøn
- neutral
- kønslem
- forsker
- kønsord
- specifik
- kongeblå
- kongehus
- kønskrig
- kongeboa
- intetkøn
- kønskamp
- ciskønnet
- identitet
- kongerige
- forskning
- fælleskøn
- kønsmæssig
- kønssygdom
- kongedømme
- transkønnet
- kønsforsker
- kønsneutral
- vagtelkonge
- kongepingvin
- hankønsvæsen
- kønsspecifik
- hunkønsvæsen
- kønsforskning
- kønsidentitet