hvöt

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hvǫt, from Proto-Germanic *hwatō; compare Middle English whate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰvœːt/, /xʷœːt/
Rhymes: -œːt

Noun

hvöt f (genitive singular hvatar, nominative plural hvatir)

impulse, urge
encouragement
Synonyms: hvatning, örvun

Declension

Declension of hvöt
f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvöt	hvötin	hvatir	hvatirnar
accusative	hvöt	hvötina	hvatir	hvatirnar
dative	hvöt	hvötinni	hvötum	hvötunum
genitive	hvatar	hvatarinnar	hvata	hvatanna

Derived terms

eðlishvöt (“natural instinct”)
kynhvöt (“sex drive”)

Related terms

hvatur (“quick, lively”)
hvetja (“to whet; to encourage”)

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