FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, plural kvæði or kvæðir)
DeclensionEdit
| n24 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kvæði | kvæðið | kvæði(r) | kvæðini |
| Accusative | kvæði | kvæðið | kvæði(r) | kvæðini |
| Dative | kvæði | kvæð(i)num | kvæðum | kvæðunum |
| Genitive | kvæðis | kvæðisins | kvæða | kvæðanna |
Related termsEdit
- kvøða (“to chant”)
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, nominative plural kvæði)
DeclensionEdit
declension of kvæði
Derived termsEdit
- fara með kvæði (to recite a poem)
- flytja kvæði (to recite a poem)
- kvæðabók (a volume of poems)
- kvæðasafn (collected poems)
- tónsetja kvæði (to set a poem to music)