kvääni

Kven

Etymology

Unknown:

• Most probably from Old Norse hvein (“swampy land”).
• Another proposal is from Old Norse kven (“woman”), but this seems unlikely.
• Thirdly from a Sami language, whence Northern Sami gáidnulaš (“clumsy person; Finn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkvæːni/

Noun

kvääni (genitive kväänin, partitive kvääniä)

1. Kven (person)
2. Kven (language)

Descendants

• → Finnish: kveeni

References

• Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 44