vinnukona

Icelandic

Etymology

From vinna (“work, labour”) +‎ kona (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪnːʏˌkʰɔːna/

Noun

vinnukona f (genitive singular vinnukonu, nominative plural vinnukonur)

1. a female laborer on a farm
2. a female servant, maidservant, help
3. (colloquial) windshield wiper

   Synonym: rúðuþurrka

4. (colloquial, figurative) a child’s tooth

   að taka vinnukonu ― to get a new tooth (literally, “to take on a maidservant”)

Coordinate terms

• vinnumaður