Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hvatr, from Proto-Germanic *hwataz. Akin to Icelandic hvatur.

Adjective

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kvat (neuter kvatt, definite singular and plural kvate, comparative kvatare, indefinite superlative kvatast, definite superlative kvataste)

  1. sharp
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Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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kvat

  1. (obsolete) what (interrogative pronoun); succeeded by kva