hvid

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish hwit, from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, cognate with English white and German weiß.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈviːˀð/, [ˈʋiˀð̠˕ˠ], [ˈʋið̠˕ˠˀ]

• Homophone: vid (the adjective, the verb form)

Adjective

hvid

1. white
2. blank
   • hvide blade

     blank leaves

Inflection

Inflection of hvid
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	hvid	hvidere	hvidest2
Indefinite neuter singular	hvidt	hvidere	hvidest2
Plural	hvide	hvidere	hvidest2
Definite attributive1	hvide	hvidere	hvideste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Related terms

• hvidbog
• Hviderusland
• hvidevarer
• hvidkål
• hvidløg
• hvidvin
• æggehvide

See also

Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)

hvid	grå	sort
rød; højrød	orange; brun	gul; flødefarvet
lime	grøn
cyan; turkis	azurblå	blå
violet; indigo	magenta; lilla	lyserød

Etymology 2

From old Danish hvid (a silver coin), from Middle Low German witte.

Noun

hvid c (singular definite hviden, plural indefinite hvide)

1. penny, cent/dime (han ejer ikke en hvid = he has not got a penny/cent/dime)

Declension

Declension of hvid

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvid	hviden	hvide	hvidene
genitive	hvids	hvidens	hvides	hvidenes

References

• “hvid” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.

Adjective

hvid

1. white