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Noun [Icelandic]

IPA: /kʰveiːn/
Rhymes: -eiːn Etymology: Deverbal from kveina (“to wail; to lament”). Etymology templates: {{deverbal|is|kveina||to wail; to lament}} Deverbal from kveina (“to wail; to lament”) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} kvein n (genitive singular kveins, nominative plural kvein) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n}} Forms: kveins [genitive, singular], kvein [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], kvein [indefinite, nominative, singular], kveinið [definite, nominative, singular], kvein [indefinite, nominative, plural], kveinin [definite, nominative, plural], kvein [accusative, indefinite, singular], kveinið [accusative, definite, singular], kvein [accusative, indefinite, plural], kveinin [accusative, definite, plural], kveini [dative, indefinite, singular], kveininu [dative, definite, singular], kveinum [dative, indefinite, plural], kveinunum [dative, definite, plural], kveins [genitive, indefinite, singular], kveinsins [definite, genitive, singular], kveina [genitive, indefinite, plural], kveinanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. wail, cry Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-kvein-is-noun-Z1J0ECoj Categories (other): Icelandic deverbals, Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic deverbals: 50 50 Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 8 23 15 8 8 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 8 23 16 8 8 14
  2. lamentation, lament Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-kvein-is-noun-Cz4ZVTTd Categories (other): Icelandic deverbals Disambiguation of Icelandic deverbals: 50 50

Adjective [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: kveint [neuter], kveine [definite, plural, singular], kveinare [comparative], kveinast [indefinite, superlative], kveinaste [definite, superlative]
Etymology: From Old Norse hvein. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|hvein}} Old Norse hvein Head templates: {{nn-adj-1}} kvein (neuter kveint, definite singular and plural kveine, comparative kveinare, indefinite superlative kveinast, definite superlative kveinaste)
  1. (about plant(s) or grass) thin, with few blades of leaves
    Sense id: en-kvein-nn-adj-CjO7ECGp Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 8 23 15 8 8 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 8 23 16 8 8 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: kveina [definite, singular], kveiner [indefinite, plural], kveinene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse hvein. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|hvein}} Old Norse hvein Head templates: {{nn-noun-f1}} kvein f (definite singular kveina, indefinite plural kveiner, definite plural kveinene)
  1. a thin blade of grass Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-kvein-nn-noun-CG5f8XTz Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 8 23 15 8 8 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 8 23 16 8 8 14
  2. (collective) bentgrass Tags: collective, feminine
    Sense id: en-kvein-nn-noun-aYW6HmvP
  3. a strand of hair Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-kvein-nn-noun-sQsk2h2V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Head templates: {{head|nn|verb form}} kvein
  1. past tense of kvina Tags: form-of, past Form of: kvina
    Sense id: en-kvein-nn-verb-omye9m-b Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 8 23 15 8 8 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 8 23 16 8 8 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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      "expansion": "kvein f (definite singular kveina, indefinite plural kveiner, definite plural kveinene)",
      "name": "nn-noun-f1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a thin blade of grass"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ],
        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ],
        [
          "grass",
          "grass"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk collective nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bentgrass"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bentgrass",
          "bentgrass"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) bentgrass"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a strand of hair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strand",
          "strand"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kvein"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "hvein"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hvein",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse hvein.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kveint",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveine",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveinare",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveinast",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveinaste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kvein (neuter kveint, definite singular and plural kveine, comparative kveinare, indefinite superlative kveinast, definite superlative kveinaste)",
      "name": "nn-adj-1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thin, with few blades of leaves"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ],
        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ],
        [
          "leaves",
          "leaf"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "about plant(s) or grass",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(about plant(s) or grass) thin, with few blades of leaves"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kvein"
}

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