kynhvöt

Icelandic

Etymology

From kyn- (“sex, sexual”) +‎ hvöt (“an urge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɪ(ː)nˌxʷœːt/
• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɪ(ː)nˌkʰvœːt/

Noun

kynhvöt f (genitive singular kynhvatar, nominative plural kynhvatir)

1. a sex drive, a sexual drive

   Sem dregur úr kynhvöt.

   An antaphrodisiac.

Declension

declension of kynhvöt

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kynhvöt	kynhvötin	kynhvatir	kynhvatirnar
accusative	kynhvöt	kynhvötina	kynhvatir	kynhvatirnar
dative	kynhvöt	kynhvötinni	kynhvötum	kynhvötunum
genitive	kynhvatar	kynhvatarinnar	kynhvata	kynhvatanna