hvítur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkvʊiːjtʊɹ]

Adjective

hvítur (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastur)

  1. white

Declension

Declension of hvítur (a1)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítur hvít hvítt
accusative hvítan hvíta hvítt
dative hvítum hvítari hvítum
genitive hvíts hvítar hvíts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítir hvítar hvít
accusative hvítar hvítar hvít
dative hvítum hvítum hvítum
genitive hvíta hvíta hvíta

Derived terms

  • hvítligur

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷiːtʏr/
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰviːtʏr/
    Rhymes: -iːtʏr

Adjective

hvítur (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastur)

  1. white
    Hún var hvít sem snjór.
    She was white as snow.

Declension

Positive forms of hvítur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítur hvít hvítt
accusative hvítan hvíta
dative hvítum hvítri hvítu
genitive hvíts hvítrar hvíts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítir hvítar hvít
accusative hvíta
dative hvítum
genitive hvítra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvíti hvíta hvíta
acc/dat/gen hvíta hvítu
plural (all-case) hvítu
Comparative forms of hvítur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) hvítari hvítari hvítara
plural (all-case) hvítari
Superlative forms of hvítur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítastur hvítust hvítast
accusative hvítastan hvítasta
dative hvítustum hvítastri hvítustu
genitive hvítasts hvítastrar hvítasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítastir hvítastar hvítust
accusative hvítasta
dative hvítustum
genitive hvítastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítasti hvítasta hvítasta
acc/dat/gen hvítasta hvítustu
plural (all-case) hvítustu

Derived terms

  • hvíta (white of an egg)

See also

Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)
     hvítur; mjallhvítur      grár      svartur
             rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður              appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður              gulur; rjómagulur
             gulgrænn, mosagrænn              grænn             
             blágrænn; grænblár              heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár              blár
             fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár              blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur              bleikur