kvinnors

Kvinnors is the genitive plural form of the Swedish noun kvinna, meaning "of women" or "women's." It is used to indicate possession by more than one woman and appears in phrases such as kvinnors rättigheter ("women's rights") or kvinnors arbetsvillkor ("women's working conditions"). The base noun forms are kvinna (singular), kvinnor (plural, indefinite), and kvinnorna (plural, definite). The possessive plural is formed by adding an -s to the plural form without an apostrophe.

In usage, kvinnors is common in formal and written Swedish, including legal, political, and academic contexts, as well as in journalistic writing. It denotes ownership, association, or relatedness to women as a group, rather than to any single individual. The form is neutral in tone and does not convey gendered bias by itself; its interpretation depends on the accompanying noun.

Etymology traces kvinnorna and its related forms to the native Swedish noun kvinna, with cognates across the Germanic language family. The possessive suffix -s is a regular feature of Swedish grammar for forming possessives of plural nouns.

Notes:

- The equivalent masculine or neutral possessive would use the corresponding plural of the head noun (e.g., mäns for men’s).

- Swedish possessive forms differ from English in that the -s is appended to the plural form, not after a separate apostrophe.

Example: kvinnors rättigheter have evolved over time and remain a central topic in discussions of gender equality.