lögreglukona
Icelandic
Etymology
From lögregla (“police”) + kona (“woman”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlœɣ.rɛklʏˌkɔːna/
Noun
lögreglukona f (genitive singular lögreglukonu, nominative plural lögreglukonur)
- policewoman
Usage notes
- This term is only use for female police officers. The term lögreglumaður (“a police officer; a policeman”) may refer to policemen and be gender-neutral referring to police officers of both genders.
Declension
declension of lögreglukona
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lögreglukona | lögreglukonan | lögreglukonur | lögreglukonurnar |
| accusative | lögreglukonu | lögreglukonuna | lögreglukonur | lögreglukonurnar |
| dative | lögreglukonu | lögreglukonunni | lögreglukonum | lögreglukonunum |
| genitive | lögreglukonu | lögreglukonunnar | lögreglukona | lögreglukonanna |