"kven" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

Forms: kvenen [definite, singular], kvener [indefinite, plural], kvenar [indefinite, plural], kvenene [definite, plural], kvenane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse kvænir, kvenir pl. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|kvænir}} Old Norse kvænir, {{m|non|kvenir|g=p}} kvenir pl
  1. (rare today) a Finn, a Finnish speaking person Tags: masculine Synonyms: finne
    Sense id: en-kven-nn-noun-Wd4bAhqH
  2. (rare today) a Finn, a Finnish speaking person
    a Kven, person of a Finnish-descended people in Northern Norway
    Tags: masculine Synonyms: finne, norskfinne
    Sense id: en-kven-nn-noun-2QXbDGGP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kvæn Derived forms: Kvenland (english: Finland; the old land of the Kvens), kvensk (english: Kven, Finnish)
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

Etymology: From Old Norse hverr. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|hverr}} Old Norse hverr Head templates: {{head|nn|pronoun|cat2=interrogative pronouns}} kven
  1. who
    Sense id: en-kven-nn-pron-btAzcUC9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "kvenar",
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    },
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      "form": "kvenane",
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    }
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    },
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