hví

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hví, dative of hvat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰvʊiː/

Adverb

hví

  1. why
    hví fórst tú? ― why did you leave?
    hví komst tú henda vegin? ― why did you come this way?
    hví grætur tú? ― why do you weep?
    hví ikki? ― why not?
    eg veit ikki, hví teir fóru ― I don't know why they left

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰviː/
  • IPA(key): /xʷiː/
    Rhymes: -iː
    Homophone: kví

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hví, dative of hvat. Cognate with Faroese hví, Norwegian Nynorsk kvi, Swedish vi (pre-1906 spelling hvi).

Adverb

hví

  1. why
    Synonyms: hvers vegna, af hverju

Etymology 2

Noun

hví n (genitive singular hvís, nominative plural hví)

  1. squeal, shriek
Declension
Declension of hví (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hví hvíið hví hvíin
accusative hví hvíið hví hvíin
dative hvíi hvíinu hvíum hvíunum
genitive hvís hvísins hvía hvíanna
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