Acknown

/ækˈnoʊn/ adjective

Definition

Archaic or dialectal form meaning known or acknowledged.

Etymology

From Middle English, combining 'ac-' (intensive prefix) with 'known' (past participle of 'know'), representing an older English form that emphasized the state of being known.

Kelly Says

This archaic word shows how English once used 'ac-' as an intensifier — similar to how Spanish uses 'a-' in words like 'acabar' — but we dropped this practice over centuries, leaving only fossilized remnants.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
erken
AMአማርኛ
ይታወ Quicks
ee-ta-wo-qu
ARالعربية
معترف به
ma-a-taref bih
BGБългарски
знае
BNবাংলা
চেনা
che-na
CACatalà
reconegut
re-ko-ne-gut
CSČeština
známý
znah-mee
DADansk
kendt
kent
DEDeutsch
erkannt
er-kahn-t
ELΕλληνικά
γνωστός
gno-stos
ESEspañol
reconocido
re-koh-nuh-thee-doh
ETEesti
tunnustab
EUEuskara
onartzen
FAفارسی
شناخته شده
sh-na-kh-teh sho-deh
FISuomi
tunnettu
tun-net-tu
FRFrançais
reconnu
re-kohn-noo
GLGalego
reconocer
GUGU
જાણીતું
jaan-ee-tuhn
HAHA
an sani
an sa-nee
HEעברית
מוכר
mo-khar
HIहिन्दी
मान्यता
maan-ya-ta
HRHrvatski
priznaje
HUMagyar
ismert
ee-mert
IDBahasa Indonesia
diketahui
dee-keh-tee
IGIG
mmadụ
mmah-doo
ITItaliano
riconosciuto
ree-koh-nuh-see-toh
JA日本語
認識されている
ni-chi-te-ar-e-ru
KKKK
танымал
ta-ny-mal
KMKM
បានស្គាល់
ba-an-s-k'a-l
KO한국어
인정된
in-jeong-deun
LTLietuvių
pripažinti
LVLatviešu
priecināt
MNМонгол
төлөвлөгдсөн
MRMR
प्रसिद्ध
pra-sid-dh
MSBahasa Melayu
dikenali
dee-keh-na-lee
MYမြန်မာ
သိရှိ
the-she
NLNederlands
erkend
er-kend
NONorsk
kjent
kjen-t
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ
pras-iddh
PLPolski
znany
znah-nee
PTPortuguês
reconhecido
re-kon-heh-see-doh
RORomână
cunoscut
koo-noos-koot
RUРусский
признанный
priz-nan-nyy
SKSlovenčina
prijať
SLSlovenščina
priznaj
SRСрпски
признаје
SVSvenska
erkänd
er-kand
SWKiswahili
julikana
joo-lee-ka-na
TAதமிழ்
அறியப்பட்ட
ari-ya-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
తెలిసిన
te-li-sin
THไทย
ได้รับการยอมรับ
ri-ap-kar-ya-om-rap
TLTL
kilala
ki-la-la
TRTürkçe
tanınmış
ta-ni-mish
UKУкраїнська
відомий
vee-do-mee
URاردو
پہچانا
peh-cha-na
VITiếng Việt
đã được công nhận
da-d-o-c-ong-nhan
YOYO
tẹ̀lẹ̀
teh-leh
ZH中文
承认
ch'i-ng'r
ZUZU
iqinise
ee-kee-nee-seh

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