køn

Danish

[ˈkʰœnˀ]

noun
Definitions
  • sex the biological division in male and female individuals
  • gender the social identity of male, female or other
  • (grammar) gender division of nouns and adjectives etc. into classes
  • private parts, genitals

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse kyn (wonder, race, kin, kindred) derived from Proto-Germanic *kunją (kin, family, descent, race, generation, clan, portent, omen, miracle) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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