kvár

Icelandic

Etymology

Adopted by a jury of the association Samtökin ’78 in January 2021 after a competition.[1][2]

Noun

kvár n (genitive singular kvárs, nominative plural kvár)

  1. (neologism) an adult non-binary person
    • 2021, RÚV, Mannlegi þátturinn:
      Vera, hinsegin félag kvenna og kvára, sem var stofnað sumarið 2019, hefur verið vettvangur fyrir hinsegin konur og kvár til að hittast og skapa samfélag.
      Vera, a queer association of women and enbies, founded in the summer of 2019, has been a forum for queer women and enbies to meet and create a community.
    • 2022, Morgunblaðið, Listi Viðreisnar í Mosfellsbæ samþykktur:
      Framboðslistinn samanstendur af 11 konum, 10 körlum og einu kvári.
      The list of candidates consists of 11 women, 10 men and one enby.
    • 2022, City of Reykjavík, Þekkir þú Reykvíking ársins?:
      Hann, hún eða kvár sem hlýtur viðurkenningu sem Reykvíkingur ársins rennir fyrstur fyrir lax í Elliðaánum ásamt borgarstjóra í boði Stangaveiðifélags Reykjavíkur sem hefur árnar á leigu.
      He, she or the enby who receives recognition as the Reykjavík resident of the year, will be the first to chase for salmon in the Elliðaár together with the mayor at the invitation of Reykjavík Rod Fishing Association, which rents the rivers.

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • stálp

Derived terms

  • mágkvár
  • svilkvár

References

  1. Samtökin ’78: Hýryrði 2020 – niðurstöður, 21 January 2021.
  2. Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson, Hýryrði, University of Iceland, 20 February 2021.
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