hunkjønn

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • hunnkjønn

Etymology

From hun +‎ kjønn; in grammar modelled on Latin genus (“kjønn”) fēminīnum (“kvinnelig”) (= kvinnelig kjønn).

Noun

hunkjønn n (definite singular hunkjønnet, indefinite plural hunkjønn, definite plural hunkjønna or hunkjønnene)

  1. (biology) female sex or gender
  2. (grammar) feminine gender

Coordinate terms

See also

  • hokjønn (Nynorsk)

References

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