kynhvöt

Icelandic

Etymology

From kyn- (“sex, sexual”) +‎ hvöt (“an urge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɪ(ː)nˌxʷœːt/
• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɪ(ː)nˌkʰvœːt/

Noun

kynhvöt f (genitive singular kynhvatar, nominative plural kynhvatir)

1. a sex drive, a sexual drive

   Sem dregur úr kynhvöt.

   An antaphrodisiac.

Declension

Declension of kynhvöt (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kynhvöt	kynhvötin	kynhvatir	kynhvatirnar
accusative	kynhvöt	kynhvötina	kynhvatir	kynhvatirnar
dative	kynhvöt	kynhvötinni	kynhvötum	kynhvötunum
genitive	kynhvatar	kynhvatarinnar	kynhvata	kynhvatanna