kvenhylli

Icelandic

Etymology

From kven- (“of or pertaining to woman”) +‎ hylli (“favour, goodwill”), literally "in the favour of women" or "in the goodwill of women".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɛn.hɪtlɪ/

Noun

kvenhylli f (genitive singular kvenhylli, no plural)

1. the favour of ladies

   Hann hefur mikla kvenhylli.

   He's popular with the ladies.

Declension

Declension of kvenhylli
f-w2	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvenhylli	kvenhyllin
accusative	kvenhylli	kvenhyllina
dative	kvenhylli	kvenhyllinni
genitive	kvenhylli	kvenhyllinnar

See also

• kvensamur