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Faroese
Etymology
kvinna (“woman”) + kyn (“gender”)
Pronunciation
Noun
kvennkyn n (genitive singular kvennkyns, uncountable)
- (biology) female sex or gender
- (grammar) feminine gender
Declension
n22s
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Singular
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Nominative
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kvennkyn
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kvennkynið
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Accusative
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kvennkyn
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kvennkynið
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Dative
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kvennkyni
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kvennkyninum
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Genitive
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kvennkyns
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kvennkynsins
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Old Norse
Etymology
From kvenn- + kyn.
Noun
kvennkyn n
- the female sex
Declension
Declension of kvennkyn (strong ja-stem)
Coordinate terms
References
- “kvennkyn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press