kvennmaðr
Old Norse
Etymology
From kvenn- + maðr. Not to be confused with kvennamaðr (“a man that is fond of women”).
Noun
kvennmaðr m
- woman
- Antonym: karlmaðr
Declension
Declension of kvennmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvennmaðr | kvennmaðrinn | kvennmenn | kvennmenninir |
| accusative | kvennmann | kvennmanninn | kvennmenn | kvennmennina |
| dative | kvennmanni | kvennmanninum | kvennmǫnnum | kvennmǫnnunum |
| genitive | kvennmanns | kvennmannsins | kvennmanna | kvennmannanna |
Derived terms
- kvennmannligr
Descendants
- Icelandic: kvenmaður
References
- kvennmaðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.