hví

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hví, dative of hvat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰvʊiː/

Adverb

hví

1. 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

1. why

Synonyms

• (why): hvers vegna, af hverju

Etymology 2

Noun

hví n (genitive singular hvís, nominative plural hví)

1. squeal, shriek

Related terms

• hvía