Old English · adjective
cnæwe
Normalised cnǣwe
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈknæː.we/
- Syllables
- ˈknæː · we (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- knowingcognizantconsciousaware
Meaning
-
knowing, cognizant
-
conscious, aware
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | cnǣwe | cnǣwucnǣwo | cnǣwe |
| Accusative | cnǣwne | cnǣwe | cnǣwe |
| Genitive | cnǣwes | cnǣwre | cnǣwes |
| Dative | cnǣwum | cnǣwre | cnǣwum |
| Instrumental | cnǣwe | cnǣwre | cnǣwe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | cnǣwe | cnǣwacnǣwe | cnǣwucnǣwo |
| Accusative | cnǣwe | cnǣwacnǣwe | cnǣwucnǣwo |
| Genitive | cnǣwra | cnǣwra | cnǣwra |
| Dative | cnǣwum | cnǣwum | cnǣwum |
| Instrumental | cnǣwum | cnǣwum | cnǣwum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | cnǣwa | cnǣwe | cnǣwe |
| Accusative | cnǣwan | cnǣwan | cnǣwe |
| Genitive | cnǣwan | cnǣwan | cnǣwan |
| Dative | cnǣwan | cnǣwan | cnǣwan |
| Instrumental | cnǣwan | cnǣwan | cnǣwan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | cnǣwan | cnǣwan | cnǣwan |
| Accusative | cnǣwan | cnǣwan | cnǣwan |
| Genitive | cnǣwracnǣwena | cnǣwracnǣwena | cnǣwracnǣwena |
| Dative | cnǣwum | cnǣwum | cnǣwum |
| Instrumental | cnǣwum | cnǣwum | cnǣwum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *knāī, alteration of earlier *knāi, from Proto-Germanic *knēiz (“knowing, able”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Akin to Old English cnāwan (“to know”).
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