hveiti
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”).
Noun
hveiti f (genitive singular hveiti, uncountable)
hveiti n (genitive singular hveitis, uncountable)
Declension
| f33s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hveiti | hveitin |
| accusative | hveiti | hveitina |
| dative | hveiti | hveitini |
| genitive | hveiti | hveitinnar |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰveiːtɪ/, /ˈxʷeiːtɪ/
- Rhymes: -eiːtɪ
Noun
hveiti n (genitive singular hveitis, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hveiti | hveitið |
| accusative | hveiti | hveitið |
| dative | hveiti | hveitinu |
| genitive | hveitis | hveitisins |
Derived terms
- hveitikím
- hveitiklíð
- hveitikorn
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”).
Compare Old English hwǣte (English wheat), Old Saxon hwēti (German Low German Weite, Weit), Dutch weit, Old High German hwaizi, weizi (German Weizen), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 (ƕaiteis).
Noun
hveiti n
Declension
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hveiti | hveitit | hveiti | hveitin |
| accusative | hveiti | hveitit | hveiti | hveitin |
| dative | hveiti | hveitinu | hveitum | hveitunum |
| genitive | hveitis | hveitisins | hveita | hveitanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: hveiti
- Faroese: hveiti
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kveite; (dialectal) kveiti, gveite, veite
- → Norwegian Bokmål: kveite (obsolete)
- Old Swedish: hvēte
- Old Danish: hwetæ
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hveiti”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive