Faroese

Noun

kvinna f (genitive singular kvinnu, plural kvinnur)

1. woman

Declension

Synonyms

• kona

Derived terms

• forkvinna
• flakakvinna
• listakvinna
• løgtingskvinna
• skrivstovukvinna
• songkvinna
• tingkvinna
• vísindakvinna

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kvinnen

Noun

kvinna m, f

1. definite feminine singular of kvinne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kvinna f

1. singular definite of kvinne

Swedish

Alternative forms

• qvinna (obsolete since 1889)
• qwinna (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse kvæna, from kván ‎(“wife”), from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Cognate with English queen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkvɪnːˌa/

Noun

kvinna c

1. a woman

Declension

Derived terms

Antonyms

• man (with respect to gender)

References

• kvinna in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)