kvæði

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FaroeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈkvɛaːjɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːjɪ

NounEdit

kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, plural kvæði or kvæðir)

1. old Faroese dancing ballad
2. poem

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”)

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IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvaiːðɪ/
• Rhymes: -aiːðɪ

NounEdit

kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, nominative plural kvæði)

1. poem

DeclensionEdit

declension of kvæði

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvæði	kvæðið	kvæði	kvæðin
accusative	kvæði	kvæðið	kvæði	kvæðin
dative	kvæði	kvæðinu	kvæðum	kvæðunum
genitive	kvæðis	kvæðisins	kvæða	kvæðanna

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• 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)

Related termsEdit

• kveða

See alsoEdit

• leirburður
• tónsetja