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noun

ett kön

sex

Om någon är man, kvinna eller något annat, beroende på kropp och ibland också på hur personen känner sig.

Definition & meaning

Kön has two main uses:

  1. Sex or gender: a biological classification or a person’s gender, depending on context.
  2. The queue or line: the definite form of kö , meaning “a queue.”

Grammar & Word origin

As “sex” or “gender,” kön is a neuter noun: ett kön. Its definite form is könet , and its plural is kön . It comes from Old Norse kyn, meaning “family,” “kind,” or “sex.”

As “the queue,” kön is the definite singular of the common-gender noun kö . This word comes from French queue, meaning “tail” or “line.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • genus can mean “gender,” especially in discussions of social or cultural aspects. It can also mean grammatical gender.
  • väntelinje is a less common alternative to kö , emphasizing a line of people waiting.

There is no general antonym for either meaning.

Common phrases & collocations

  • biologiskt kön — biological sex
  • stå i kön — to stand in the queue
  • hoppa över kön — to skip the queue

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Examples

Vilket kön har din katt?noun

What sex is your cat?

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