kvendi

Icelandic

Etymology

Possibly derived from Old Norse kván (“wife”).

Noun

kvendi n (genitive singular kvendis, nominative plural kvendi)

1. (now uncommon except in compound words) a woman

   Hún er glæsikvendi. ― She is certainly a very elegant woman.

2. (derogatory) a woman

Declension

Declension of kvendi (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvendi	kvendið	kvendi	kvendin
accusative	kvendi	kvendið	kvendi	kvendin
dative	kvendi	kvendinu	kvendum	kvendunum
genitive	kvendis	kvendisins	kvenda	kvendanna