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Etymology edit

From Old Norse kvittr, from Middle Low German quit, from Medieval Latin quitus, quittus, from Latin quiētus (quiet, calm).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kvit/, [ˈkʰvid̥]

Adjective edit

kvit (neuter kvit, plural and definite singular attributive kvit)

  1. free from debt
  2. unencumbered

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk kvit, and the Norwegian spoken language where Old Norse hv developed into kv. From Old Norse hvítr.

Adjective edit

kvit (neuter singular kvitt, definite singular and plural kvite)

  1. Alternative form of hvit (white)

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Akin to English white.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

kvit (neuter kvitt, definite singular and plural kvite, comparative kvitare, indefinite superlative kvitast, definite superlative kvitaste)

  1. white

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Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)
     kvit      grå      svart
             raud              oransje; brun              gul
                          grøn             
             (turkis)                           blå
                          rosa; lilla              rosa

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