hvað
See also: hvad
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse hvat, originally the neuter form of *hver (from Proto-Germanic *hwaz), but conflated with hverr (whence Modern Icelandic hver). Corresponds to Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod. See hver.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /kʰvaːð/ (
)listen (file) - Homophone: kvað
- IPA(key): /xʷaːð/ (dialectal, now rare)
- Rhymes: -aːð
PronounEdit
hvað
- neuter nominative/accusative singular of hver (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived termsEdit
- hvað segirðu (“how are you”)
- hvað segir þú (“how are you”)