kvein

Icelandic

Etymology

Back-formation from kveina (“to wail; to lament”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰveiːn/
  • Rhymes: -eiːn

Noun

kvein n (genitive singular kveins, nominative plural kvein)

  1. wail, cry
  2. lamentation, lament

Declension
declension of kvein
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvein kveinið kvein kveinin
accusative kvein kveinið kvein kveinin
dative kveini kveininu kveinum kveinunum
genitive kveins kveinsins kveina kveinanna
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