kvääni

Kven

Etymology

Unknown:

  • Most probably from Old Norse hvein (“swampy land”).
  • Another proposal is from Old Norse kven (“woman”), but this seems unlikely.
  • Thirdly from a Sami language, whence Northern Sami gáidnulaš (“clumsy person; Finn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkvæːni/

Noun

kvääni (genitive kväänin, partitive kvääniä)

  1. Kven (person)
  2. Kven (language)

Descendants
  • → Finnish: kveeni

References
  • Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 44
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