hví
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hví, dative of hvat.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
hví
Usage notes edit
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse hví, dative of hvat. Cognate with Faroese hví, Norwegian Nynorsk kvi, Swedish vi (pre-1906 spelling hvi).
Adverb edit
hví
Synonyms edit
- (why): hvers vegna, af hverju
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
hví n (genitive singular hvís, nominative plural hví)
Declension edit
declension of hví