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Kinsfolk

Definition: Kinsfolk

Kinsfolk

Noun

1. People descended from a common ancestor; "his family had lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "kinsfolk" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)


Synonyms: Kinsfolk

Synonyms: family (n), family line (n), folk (n), kinfolk (n), phratry (n), sept (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Kinsfolk

English words defined with "kinsfolk": Cousinhood. (references)
Specialty definitions using "kinsfolk": KeeningZipporah. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Kinsfolk

DomainTitle

Books

  • Clydeside kinsfolk : the lives and times of a typically extended Lowland Scottish family, 1694 to 1994 : with particular reference to Cambuslang, Rutherglen & East Kilbride (reference)

  • Peter's Letters to His Kinsfolk (reference)

  • Poet Robert Browning and His Kinsfolk by His Cousin Cyrus Mason (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Historic Usage: Kinsfolk

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

If any freeman shall die intestate, his chattels shall be distributed by the hands of his nearest kinsfolk and friends, under supervision of the Church, saving to every one the debts which the deceased owed to him. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Kinsfolk

"Kinsfolk" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Kinsfolk" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)100%1785,106

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Kinsfolk

Language Translations for "kinsfolk"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

farefis (blood, cognation, family, fellow creatures, folk, kin, kindred, relative), familje (clan, family, home, house, household, kind, lineage, name, people, phratry, stock). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏نسابة. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

родственици, роднини (connection, connexion, folks, kin, kindred, kith and kin, people). (various references)

   

Czech

  

příbuzní (family, folk, kin, next of kin, relatives). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

قوم وخویشان , خویشاوندان (Kinfolk). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

heimolaiset. (various references)

   

French

  

parenté (kindred, kinship). (various references)

   

German

  

Verwandtschaft (affiliation, affinity, blood-relationship, family, kin, kindred, kinfolk, kinship, relatedness, relation, relations, relationship, relatives). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

συγγενείσ (kin, kindred). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

rokonok (people). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

insfolkkay

   

Portuguese

  

quina (cinchona, five, lotto, quinine, quoin), parentes (belongings, folk dance, kin, kindred), parentela (kin, kinfolk). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

rude (belongings, connection, folk, kin, kindred, own, people), rubedenii (kindred), neamuri (belongings, kindred). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

родственники (innards, kin, kindred). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

srodnici (kinfolk), rodbina (affinity, folk, In law, kin, kindred, kinfolk, relatives). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

släktingar (kin, kindred, kith, people, sib), anförvanter. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

soy sop, akrabalar (kindred). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

những người trong gia đình, họ h ng thân thích, b con anh em (kindred). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Kinsfolk

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 2, Verse 44
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintNomisanteV de auton en th sunodia einai hlqon hmeraV odon kai anezhtoun auton en toiV suggenesin kai en toiV gnwstoiV
Latin405VulgateExistimantes autem illum esse in comitatu venerunt iter diei et requirebant eum inter cognatos et notos
Old English990West SaxonWendon þæt he on heora gefere wære. þa comon hig anes dæges fær: and hine sohton betux his magas and his cuðan.
Middle English1395WyclifFor thei gessynge that he hadde be in the felowschip, camen a daies iourney, and souyten hym among hise cosyns and hise knouleche.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleFor they supposed he had bene in the copany and therfore came a days iorney and sought him amoge their kynsfolke and acquayntaunce.
Jacobean English1611King JamesBut they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
Victorian English1833WebsterBut they, supposing him to be in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their relations and acquaintance.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Kinsfolk

LanguageLuke Chapter 2, Verse 44
Cebuanoapan sanglit nanagdahum man sila nga siya kuyog ra sa panon, sila mibaktas ug usa ka adlaw, ug unya ilang gipangita siya sa ilang kaparyentihan ug mga kaila;
Chinese以 為 他 在 同 行 的 人 中 " 、 走 了 一 天 的 路 程 、 就 在 親 族 ' 熟 識 的 人 中 找 他 .
CroatianUvjereni da je meðu suputnicima, odoše dan hoda, a onda ga stanu tražiti meðu rodbinom i znancima.
DanishMen da de mente, at han var i Rejsefølget, kom de en Dags Rejse frem, og de ledte efter ham iblandt deres Slægtninge og Kyndinge.
DutchMaar menende, dat Hij in het gezelschap op den weg was, gingen zij een dagreize, en zochten Hem onder de magen, en onder de bekenden.
FinnishHe luulivat hänen olevan matkaseurueessa ja kulkivat päivänmatkan ja etsivät häntä sukulaisten ja tuttavien joukosta;
FrenchCroyant qu`il était avec leurs compagnons de voyage, ils firent une journée de chemin, et le cherchèrent parmi leurs parents et leurs connaissances.
GermanSie meinten aber, er wäre unter den Gefährten, und kamen eine Tagereise weit und suchten ihn unter den Gefreunden und Bekannten.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariMereka menyangka Ia ikut dalam rombongan. Sesudah berjalan sepanjang hari barulah mereka mencari Dia di antara sanak saudara dan kenalan-kenalan mereka.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamamelainkan disangkanya Ia ada di antara orang yang berjalan sertanya, sehingga sampai sejauh sehari perjalanan, lalu dicarinya Dia di antara kaum keluarga dan kenal-kenalannya;
ItalianCredendolo nella carovana, fecero una giornata di viaggio, e poi si misero a cercarlo tra i parenti e i conoscenti;
Manx GaelicAgh smooinaghtgn dy row eh ayns y cheshaght, hie ad jurnah laa; as v'ad briaght er e hon mastey nyn gheiney mooinjerey as nyn ainjys.
MaoriI mahara hoki raua kei roto ia i te tira, na ka haere, kotahi te ra ki te ara; a ka rapu raua i a ia i roto i nga whanaunga, i a raua tangata hoki i mohio ai.
NorwegianMen da de trodde at han var i reisefølget, kom de en dags reise frem, og lette efter ham blandt slektninger og kjenninger;
Portuguesejulgando, porém, que estivesse entre os companheiros de viagem, andaram caminho de um dia, e o procuravam entre os parentes e conhecidos;   
RumanianAu crezut cq este cu tovarqwii lor de cqlqtorie, wi au mers cale de o zi, wi L-au cqutat printre rudele wi cunoscuyii lor.
RussianОП "ХНБМЙ, ЮФП пО Й"ЕФ У "ТХЗЙНЙ. рТПК"С ЦЕ "ОЕЧОПК ХФШ, УФБМЙ ЙУЛБФШ еЗП НЕЦ"Х ТП"УФЧЕООЙЛБНЙ Й ЪОБЛПНЩНЙ
ShuarMarisha Jusesha "Wíi shuarjai winiawai" tusa, Núnaka eatsuk Chikichík tsawant wekasarmiayi. Nuyá Wáinkiataj Tukamá, ni shuariin tura ni nékamunam eakarsha,
SpanishSuponiendo que él estaba en la caravana, fueron un día de camino y le buscaban entre los parientes y los conocidos.
SwahiliWalidhani alikuwa pamoja na kundi la wasafiri, wakaenda mwendo wa kutwa, halafu wakaanza kumtafuta miongoni mwa jamaa na marafiki.
SwedishDe menade att han var med i ressällskapet och vandrade så en dagsled och sökte efter honom bland fränder och vänner.
UmaRa'uli' -rawo, metuku' moto-i dohe doo hampomakoa' -ra. Ha'eo-ramo momako', lako' rapali' -idi hi doo-ra pai' ompi' -ra.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Kinsfolk

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: kinfolks.

Words within the letters "f-i-k-k-l-n-o-s"

-1 letter: kinfolk.

-3 letters: filos, finks, finos, foils, foins, folks, ikons, infos, kilns, kilos, kinks, kinos, kiosk, konks, links, linos, lions, loins, noils, oinks, skink, slink.

-4 letters: filo, fils, fink, fino, fins, foil, foin, folk, fons, ikon, ilks, info, inks, ions, kifs, kiln, kilo, kink, kino, kins, kois, konk, link, lino, lins, lion, loin, nils.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Kinsfolk


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4B 69 6E 73 66 6F 6C 6B

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.-    ..    -.    ...    ..-.    ---    .-..    -.-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001011 01101001 01101110 01110011 01100110 01101111 01101100 01101011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#75 &#105 &#110 &#115 &#102 &#111 &#108 &#107

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004B 0069 006E 0073 0066 006F 006C 006B

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4575808572817877

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Kinsfolk"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Albanian

fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferimshqip, ‏الألبانية, ‏الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, alban, Arnavut

Arabic

‏معجم, ‏قاموس, ‏الوضوحية في الشيء, ‏حد, ‏تحديد, ‏تعريف, ‏التحديد, ‏الإيضاحية, ‏ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ‏ترجمة, ‏إفتتانarabishte, ‏العربية, ‏عربي, ‏اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, arabský, arabština, arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, arab, arabic, арабский, arapski, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, tiếng A-rập, thuộc A-rập

Bulgarian

речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, преводbulgr, ‏البلغارية, ‏بلغاري, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri

Czech

slovník, definice, překladçek, ‏تشيكي, ‏اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, ‏التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, người Séc tiếng Séc

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutosfinlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, ‏اللغة الفنلندية, ‏فنلندية, ‏فنلندي, фински език, фински, finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, finski jezik, finski, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, tiếng Phần-lan

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionfrëngjishte, frëng, franceze, ‏اللغة الفرنسية, ‏فرنسي, ‏الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, francouzský, francouzština, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili

German

wörterbuch, Übersetzunggjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, ‏المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, nìmec, nìmecký, saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, német, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, tysk, alman, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση‏يوناني, ‏اللغة اليونانية, ‏الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, řek, řecký, řeètina, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm

Hungarian

szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás‏مجري, ‏المجري, ‏الهنغاري, ‏هنغاري, ‏اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, maïarský, maïarština, maïar, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, ungrare, macarca, macar, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugez, portugalisht, ‏اللغة البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha

Romanian

dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcirerumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, rumunský, rumunština, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumänsk

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение‏روسي, ‏اللغة الروسية, ‏الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ryss, Rusça, người Nga tiếng Nga

Serbo-Croatian

leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenjeserbokroatisch, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk

Swedish

ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättningsuedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, švédský, švédština, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển

Turkish

sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercümeturk, ‏تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, ‏اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, turecký, tureètina, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turkisk, türkçe, türk, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ

Vietnamese

có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thíchvietnamisht, vietnamez, виетнамски език, виетнамски, vietnamec, vietnamský, vietnamka, vietnamština, vietnamilainen, vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, người Việt nam tiếng Việt

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationanglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, ‏الإنجليزية, ‏الأنكليزي, ‏إنكليزي, ‏ترجمة إنكليزية, ‏اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Historic
6. Usage Frequency
7. Translations: Modern
8. Bible Trace
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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