kvenna

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɛnːa/, [ˈkʰʋɛ̝nːä]

  Rhymes: -ɛnːa, -a

Noun

kvenna f

1. genitive indefinite plural of kona

Old Norse

Noun

kvenna

1. 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-

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kvenna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 253; also available at the Internet Archive