"Kven" meaning in English

See Kven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kven translations, Terms with Northern Sami translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Kven translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Sami translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 71 29

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

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