kvennkyn

Faroese

Etymology

kvinna (“woman”) +‎ kyn (“gender”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkfɛn̥ː.tʃʰiːn/

Noun

kvennkyn n (genitive singular kvennkyns, uncountable)

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

Declension

n22-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative kvennkyn kvennkynið
accusative kvennkyn kvennkynið
dative kvennkyni kvennkyninum
genitive kvennkyns kvennkynsins

Old Norse

Etymology

From kvenn- +‎ kyn.

Noun

kvennkyn n

  1. the female sex

Declension

Declension of kvennkyn (strong ja-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvennkyn kvennkynit kvennkyn kvennkynin
accusative kvennkyn kvennkynit kvennkyn kvennkynin
dative kvennkyni kvennkyninu kvennkynjum kvennkynjunum
genitive kvennkyns kvennkynsins kvennkynja kvennkynjanna

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kvennkyn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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