hví

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hví, dative of hvat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰvʊiː/

Adverb

hví

why

Usage notes

hví fórst tú? - why did you leave?
hví komst tú henda vegin? - why did you come this way?
hví grætur tú? - why do you weep?
hví ikki? - why not?
eg veit ikki, hví teir fóru - I don't know why they left

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰviː/
IPA^(key): /xʷiː/
Rhymes: -iː

Homophones: kví

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hví, dative of hvat. Cognate with Faroese hví, Norwegian Nynorsk kvi, Swedish vi (pre-1906 spelling hvi).

Adverb

hví

why

Synonyms

(why): hvers vegna, af hverju

Noun

hví n (genitive singular hvís, nominative plural hví)

squeal, shriek

Declension

declension of hví

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	hví	hvíið	hví	hvíin
accusative	hví	hvíið	hví	hvíin
dative	hvíi	hvíinu	hvíum	hvíunum
genitive	hvís	hvísins	hvía	hvíanna

Related terms

hvía

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