Fromeiginn(“one's own”) +kona(“woman, wife”).
eiginkona f (genitive singulareiginkonu,nominative pluraleiginkonur)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eiginkona | eiginkonan | eiginkonur | eiginkonurnar |
| accusative | eiginkonu | eiginkonuna | eiginkonur | eiginkonurnar |
| dative | eiginkonu | eiginkonunni | eiginkonum | eiginkonunum |
| genitive | eiginkonu | eiginkonunnar | eiginkvenna | eiginkvennanna |