kvenmaður
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From kven- (“of or pertaining to woman”) + maður (“a person, a human being, an individual”) (Compare Old English: wīfmann (“woman”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kvenmaður m (genitive singular kvenmanns, nominative plural kvenmenn)
- a woman (an adult female human being)
Declension edit
declension of kvenmaður
maður | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kvenmaður | kvenmaðurinn | kvenmenn | kvenmennirnir |
accusative | kvenmann | kvenmanninn | kvenmenn | kvenmennina |
dative | kvenmanni | kvenmanninum | kvenmönnum | kvenmönnunum |
genitive | kvenmanns | kvenmannsins | kvenmanna | kvenmannanna |
Synonyms edit
- (woman): kona