kyn

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). Cognate with Icelandic kyn, Swedish kön, Danish køn, Norwegian kjønn, English kin, Dutch kunne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʃʰiːn]

Noun

kyn n (genitive singular kyns, plural kyn)

  1. lineage, family
  2. gender, sex
  3. nature
  4. (grammar) gender

Declension

n22 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kyn kynið kyn kynini
Accusative kyn kynið kyn kynini
Dative kyni kyninum kyn(j)um kyn(j)unum
Genitive kyns kynsins kynja kynjanna

Derived terms

sexual orientation

  • hinskynd (“heterosexuality”)
  • samkynd (“homosexuality”)
  • tvíkynd (“bisexuality”)

biological/grammatical gender

  • kallkyn (“male sex or gender; masculine (gender)”)
  • kvennkyn (“female sex or gender; feminine (gender)”)
  • hvørkikyn (“neuter (gender)”)
  • samkyn (“common (gender)”)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). Cognate with Faroese kyn, Danish køn, Norwegian kjønn, English kin, Dutch kunne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cʰɪːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːn

Noun

kyn n (genitive singular kyns, nominative plural kyn)

  1. sex
  2. breed, race
  3. (grammar) gender

Declension

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kunją. Cognate with English kin.

Noun

kyn n (genitive kyns, plural kyn)

  1. kin

Declension

Descendants

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją.

Noun

kyn n

  1. kin, family
  2. sort, kind

Declension

Descendants

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