kvenna

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Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɛnːa/,
Rhymes: -ɛnːa, -a

Noun

kvenna f

genitive indefinite plural of kona

Old Norse

Noun

kvenna

genitive plural of kona

Derived terms

kvennabúnaðr m (“women's attire”)
kvennafar n (“love affairs”)
kvennafolk f (“woman”)
kvennafriðr m (“immunity of women”)
kvennagrið n (“immunity of women”)
kvennahjal n (“women's gossip”)
kvennahús n (“lady's bower”)
kvennaklæðnaðr m (“female dress”)
kvennalið n (“women-folk”)
kvennamaðr m (“one fond of women”)
kvennamunr m (“distinction of women”)
kvennamál n pl (“love matters”)
kvennanám n (“abduction, rape”)
kvennaráð n pl (“women's counsel”)
kvennasiðr m (“habits of women”)
kvennaskap n (“women's temper”)
kvennaskipan f (“placing of the ladies (at a banquet)”)
kvennaskáli m (“women's apartment”)
kvennasveit f (“bevy of women”)
kvennavagn m (“Ursa Minor”)
kvennavist f (“women's abode”)
kvennaást f (“women's love”)

See also

kvenn-

References

kvenna- in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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