kvinde
Danish
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editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse kvenna, the genitive plural indefinite of kona (“woman, wife”), from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”). Related to English queen via Proto-Germanic *kwēniz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkvinde c (singular definite kvinden, plural indefinite kvinder)
- A woman.
Inflection
editDeclension of kvinde
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kvinde | kvinden | kvinder | kvinderne |
genitive | kvindes | kvindens | kvinders | kvindernes |
Derived terms
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editFurther reading
edit- kvinde on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da