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

n22s	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”)

References

• “kvennkyn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press