kvenhylli

Icelandic

Etymology

From kven- (“of or pertaining to woman”) +‎ hylli (“favour, goodwill”), literally "in the favour of women" or "in the goodwill of women".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvɛn.hɪtlɪ/

Noun

kvenhylli f (genitive singular kvenhylli, no plural)

  1. the favour of ladies
    Hann hefur mikla kvenhylli.
    He's popular with the ladies.

Declension

Declension of kvenhylli (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative kvenhylli kvenhyllin
accusative kvenhylli kvenhyllina
dative kvenhylli kvenhyllinni
genitive kvenhylli kvenhyllinnar

See also

  • kvensamur
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