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

• karlkyn n (“the male sex”)

Further reading

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