kyn

Faroese

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

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

Declension of kyn
n22	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kyn	kynið	kyn	kynini
accusative	kyn	kynið	kyn	kynini
dative	kyni	kyninum	kynjum, kynum	kynjunum, kynunum
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)”)

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Icelandic

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

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

declension of kyn

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kyn	kynið	kyn	kynin
accusative	kyn	kynið	kyn	kynin
dative	kyni	kyninu	kynjum	kynjunum
genitive	kyns	kynsins	kynja	kynjanna

Derived terms

• karlkyn
• kvenkyn
• hvorugkyn
• samkyn

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Middle English

Noun

kyn

1. Alternative form of kyne

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Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

kyn n (genitive kyns, plural kyn)

1. kin

Declension

  Declension of kyn (strong ja-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kyn	kynit	kyn	kynin
accusative	kyn	kynit	kyn	kynin
dative	kyni	kyninu	kynjum	kynjunum
genitive	kyns	kynsins	kynja	kynjanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: kyn
• Faroese: kyn
• Norwegian: kjønn
• Old Swedish: kyn
  • Swedish: kön
• Danish: køn
• ,

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Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• køn, kiøn

Etymology

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

Noun

kyn n

1. kin, family
2. sort, kind

Declension

Declension of kyn (strong ja-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kyn	kynit	kyn	kynin
accusative	kyn	kynit	kyn	kynin
dative	kyni	kyninu, kyneno	kyniom	kyniomin, kyniomen
genitive	kyns	kynsins	kynia	kynianna

Descendants

• Swedish: kön