chunni in Old High German

IPA: /ˈkun.ni/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Greek-style (Christianised) spelling of the /k/ sound used instead of the Germanic spelling with ⟨k⟩. Compare Middle Dutch Kerst, Danish, Faroese, and Swedish Kristus, versus Dutch Christus, English Christ, and German Christus (which was Krist in Middle High German), for a parallel. Etymology templates: {{ncog|dum|Kerst}} Middle Dutch Kerst, {{ncog|da|-}} Danish, {{ncog|fo|-}} Faroese, {{ncog|sv|Kristus}} Swedish Kristus, {{ncog|nl|Christus}} Dutch Christus, {{ncog|en|Christ}} English Christ, {{ncog|de|Christus}} German Christus, {{ncog|gmh|-}} Middle High German Head templates: {{head|goh|noun|||||g=n|g2=|head=|sort=}} chunni n, {{goh-noun|n}} chunni n

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      },
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        "2": "Christus"
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      "name": "ncog"
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        "1": "gmh",
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      "expansion": "Middle High German",
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  "etymology_text": "Greek-style (Christianised) spelling of the /k/ sound used instead of the Germanic spelling with ⟨k⟩. Compare Middle Dutch Kerst, Danish, Faroese, and Swedish Kristus, versus Dutch Christus, English Christ, and German Christus (which was Krist in Middle High German), for a parallel.",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of kunni"
      ],
      "id": "en-chunni-goh-noun-jFZqfliD",
      "links": [
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          "kunni",
          "kunni#Old_High_German"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkun.ni/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chunni"
}

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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "Kerst"
      },
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      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "Kristus"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish Kristus",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "Christus"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch Christus",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Christ"
      },
      "expansion": "English Christ",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Christus"
      },
      "expansion": "German Christus",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Greek-style (Christianised) spelling of the /k/ sound used instead of the Germanic spelling with ⟨k⟩. Compare Middle Dutch Kerst, Danish, Faroese, and Swedish Kristus, versus Dutch Christus, English Christ, and German Christus (which was Krist in Middle High German), for a parallel.",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "goh",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "chunni n",
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          "word": "kunni"
        }
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        "Old High German lemmas",
        "Old High German neuter nouns",
        "Old High German nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of kunni"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kunni",
          "kunni#Old_High_German"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkun.ni/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chunni"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old High German dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-08-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-08-02 using wiktextract (a681f8a and 3c020d2). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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"chunni" meaning in Old High German

Noun