"Kven" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kven
  1. A language spoken by a few thousand people in Northern Norway. It is a variant of Finnish with a structure and grammar similar to Finnish, but the vocabulary considerably influenced by Norwegian. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Kven-en-name-cq4PcdO~ Disambiguation of Languages: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 84 16

Noun

Forms: Kvens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kven (plural Kvens)
  1. A person of Finnish descent living in North Norway. Related terms: North Finnish Translations (language): kvenština [feminine] (Czech), kvensk (Danish), kveeni (Estonian), kveeni (Finnish), kvène [masculine] (French), kvenisch (German), kvenska [feminine] (Icelandic), kvænska [feminine] (Icelandic), クヴェン語 (kuven-go) (Japanese), kvääni (Kven), láttegiella (Northern Sami), kvensk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kvænsk (Norwegian Nynorsk), kvensk (Norwegian Nynorsk), norskfinsk (Norwegian Nynorsk), kvänska (Swedish) Translations (person): kveeni (Finnish), Kveni [masculine] (Icelandic), クヴェン人 (kuven-jin) (Japanese), kvääni (Kven), kven [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kvæn [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kven [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), norskfinne (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-Kven-en-noun-UhoV5YM7

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Kven meaning in English (3.6kB)

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