kvenmaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From kven- (“of or pertaining to woman”) +‎ maður (“a person, a human being, an individual”) (Compare Old English: wīfmann (“woman”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɛn.maːðʏr/

Noun

kvenmaður m (genitive singular kvenmanns, nominative plural kvenmenn)

1. a woman (an adult female human being)

Declension

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

• (woman): kona