hvis
Danish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Low German wes, genitive to wê (“who”), wat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
edithvis
- if (supposing that)
Usage notes
editNote that conditional does not require an explicit conjunction, but may be formed by changing word order. Compare these synonymous sentences:
- Hvis du har kvalme, bør du provokere opkastning.
- Har du kvalme, bør du provokere opkastning.
- If you feel nauseated, you should provoke vomiting.
If a construction of the latter form is used, the subordinate clause must precede the main clause, because otherwise there would be no way to tell them apart.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Norse hvess, genitive singular of hvo / hvem (“who”), from Proto-Germanic *hwaz (“who”).
Pronunciation
editPronoun
edithvis
- whose (of whom, of which)
References
edit- “hvis” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “hvis,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Low German wes.
Conjunction
edithvis
Synonyms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Norse hvess (genitive of hvat).
Pronoun
edithvis
- whose (of whom)
References
edit- “hvis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Danish lemmas
- Danish conjunctions
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish pronouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German
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- Norwegian Bokmål conjunctions
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål pronouns