hví
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse hví, dative of hvat.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edithví
Usage notes
editIcelandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse hví, dative of hvat. Cognate with Faroese hví, Norwegian Nynorsk kvi, Swedish vi (pre-1906 spelling hvi).
Adverb
edithví
- why
- Synonyms: hvers vegna, af hverju
Etymology 2
editNoun
edithví n (genitive singular hvís, nominative plural hví)
Declension
editRelated terms
editCategories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese adverbs
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/iː
- Rhymes:Icelandic/iː/1 syllable
- Icelandic terms with homophones
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic adverbs
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns