kvæði
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkvɛaːjɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛaːjɪ
Noun
kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, plural kvæði or kvæðir)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvæði | kvæðið | kvæði, kvæðir | kvæðini |
| accusative | kvæði | kvæðið | kvæði, kvæðir | kvæðini |
| dative | kvæði | kvæðnum, kvæðinum | kvæðum | kvæðunum |
| genitive | kvæðis | kvæðisins | kvæða | kvæðanna |
Related terms
- kvøða (“to chant”)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰvaiːðɪ/
- Rhymes: -aiːðɪ
Noun
kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, nominative plural kvæði)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvæði | kvæðið | kvæði | kvæðin |
| accusative | kvæði | kvæðið | kvæði | kvæðin |
| dative | kvæði | kvæðinu | kvæðum | kvæðunum |
| genitive | kvæðis | kvæðisins | kvæða | kvæðanna |
Derived terms
- fara með kvæði (“to recite a poem”)
- flytja kvæði (“to recite a poem”)
- kvæðabók (“a volume of poems”)
- kvæðasafn (“collected poems”)
- tónsetja kvæði (“to set a poem to music”)
Related terms
See also
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse kwāþia-, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją. Cognate with Old Norse kveða.
Noun
kvæði n
- poetic tale of someone's personal life