kona

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenōn.

Noun

kona f.

1. woman
2. wife

Declension

f1	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kona	konan	konur	konurnar
Accusative	konu	konuna	konur	konurnar
Dative	konu	konuni	konum	konunum
Genitive	konu	konunnar	kona	konanna

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Gilbertese

Verb

kona

1. can; to be able to

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Hawaiian

Noun

kona

1. leeward side of an island, southwest due to Hawaiian tradewinds

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkʰɔːna/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːna

Noun

kona f. (genitive singular konu, plural konur)

1. a woman
   • Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)

     Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.

     A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

2. a wife

   Ég elska konuna mína.

   I love my wife.

Declension

declension of kona

kona	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kona	konan	konur	konurnar
accusative	konu	konuna	konur	konurnar
dative	konu	konunni	konum	konunum
genitive	konu	konunnar	kvenna	kvennanna

Coordinate terms

• karl
• eiginmaður
• maður
• stúlka
• barn

Derived terms

• eiginkona
• hjúkrunarkona
• vinkona

Related terms

• kven-
• kvendi
• kvæna

See also

• dama, frú, fröken, jómfrú, kerling, maddama, ungfrú
• drós, svanni, víf

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Swahili

Noun

kona

1. corner (area in the angle between converging lines or walls)

This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at corner. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see kona in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009

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Swedish

Etymology

Old Swedish kona, kuna ("woman", "wife", "concubine"), genitive plural: kvinna, kvænna, Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenōn. Feminine in Late Modern Swedish. Akin to English quean.

Noun

kona c.

1. (obsolete) woman

Declension

Declension of kona

	singular		plural
c	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kona	konan	konor	konorna
genitive	konas	konans	konors	konornas

Derived terms

• trollkona

Synonyms

• kvinna