hver
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hverr (“who, each”), from Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (“which”), *hwarjazuh (“each”), cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk kven (“who”), kvar (“each”), Swedish vars (“whose”), varje (“each”) Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (ƕarjis, “which”), 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷 (ƕarjizuh, “each”).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
hver (neuter hvert)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “hver” in Den Danske Ordbog
Icelandic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse hverr (from Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz) and *hver (from Proto-Germanic *hwaz), which were conflated in late Old Norse. Most of the inflected forms of *hwaz have since become obsolete, and what remains in form is essentially the descendant of *hwarjaz, but with an extra form for the neuter nominative and accusative singular: hvað from Old Norse hvat.
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Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
hver (feminine hver, neuter hvert or hvað)
- (interrogative) who, what
- Hver er ég?
- Who am I?
- (interrogative) which (referring to one or several of more than two things or persons; may be qualified by a noun phrase in genitive or a noun phrase with the preposition af (“of”))
- (interrogative, neuter singular) what, which part (referring to part of a mass or group of things or people considered collectively; may be qualified by a noun phrase with the preposition af (“of”))
- (relative) whichever (of more than two things or persons; followed by a relative clause; may be qualified by a noun phrase in genitive or a noun phrase with the preposition af (“of”))
- (relative, neuter singular) whatever (followed by a relative clause; may be qualified by a noun phrase with the preposition af (“of”))
- (relative, chiefly archaic) who, which, that (used in the forming of relative clauses)
- (indefinite) each, every
- Besta rúgbrauðið kemur frá Hveragerði. Það veit hver íslendingur.
- The best ‘rye bread’ is from Hveragerði. Every Icelander knows that.
- Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
- Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Usage notes edit
The neuter form hvað is used with senses 1, 3, and 5, hvert with the others. Compare also hvor, hvort (“which (of two)”).
Declension edit
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hver | hver | hvert / hvað |
accusative | hvern | hverja | hvert / hvað |
dative | hverjum | hverri | hverju |
genitive | hvers | hverrar | hvers |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | hverjir | hverjar | hver |
accusative | hverja | hverjar | hver |
dative | hverjum | hverjum | hverjum |
genitive | hverra | hverra | hverra |
Derived terms edit
- hvers konar? (how? what kind of?)
- hvers vegna? (why?)
- hver sem er (whoever)
- annar hver (every other one)
- hver af öðrum/hver eftir annan (one after the other)
- eins og hver annar (like everybody else)
- af hverju
- sinn er siður í landi hverju
- ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi
- leika við hvern sinn fingur
- hæla á hvert reipi
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic *hweraz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hver m (genitive singular hvers, nominative plural hverir or hverar)
Declension edit
Previously also declined according to the first declension, with plural hverar:
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
hver (neuter form hvert)
- each
- Hvert barn fikk et stykke sjokolade.
- Each child got a piece of chocolate.
- every
- Vi drar dit hver uke.
- We go there every week.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- kvar (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “hver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
Noun edit
hver
Pronoun edit
hver
- inflection of hverr: