kven-

See also: kven and Kven

Icelandic

Etymology

Confer kvenmaður (“a woman”) and kvenna (“of women”), the genitive plural of kona (“a woman”).

Prefix

kven-

  1. of women, pertaining to women, distaff
  2. female

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • kvenmaður
  • kvenréttindi
  • kvensamur
  • kvensjúkdómafræði
  • kvensjúkdómalæknir
  • kvensjúkdómur

See also
  • kvenna-
  • Icelandic words prefixed with kven-
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