kvenmaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From kven- (“of or pertaining to woman”) +‎ maður (“a person, a human being, an individual”) (Compare Old English: wīfmann (“woman”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvɛn.maːðʏr/

Noun

kvenmaður m (genitive singular kvenmanns, nominative plural kvenmenn)

  1. a woman (an adult female human being)
    Synonym: kona

Declension

Declension of kvenmaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvenmaður kvenmaðurinn kvenmenn kvenmennirnir
accusative kvenmann kvenmanninn kvenmenn kvenmennina
dative kvenmanni kvenmanninum kvenmönnum kvenmönnunum
genitive kvenmanns kvenmannsins kvenmanna kvenmannanna
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