kynhvöt

Icelandic

Etymology

From kyn- (“sex, sexual”) +‎ hvöt (“an urge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪ(ː)nˌxʷœːt/
  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪ(ː)nˌkʰvœːt/

Noun

kynhvöt f (genitive singular kynhvatar, nominative plural kynhvatir)

  1. a sex drive, a sexual drive
    Sem dregur úr kynhvöt.
    An antaphrodisiac.

Declension

Declension of kynhvöt (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kynhvöt kynhvötin kynhvatir kynhvatirnar
accusative kynhvöt kynhvötina kynhvatir kynhvatirnar
dative kynhvöt kynhvötinni kynhvötum kynhvötunum
genitive kynhvatar kynhvatarinnar kynhvata kynhvatanna
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