kvíga
See also: kviga
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse kvíga, from Proto-Germanic *kwīgǭ, whence also Norwegian Bokmål kvige, Norwegian Nynorsk kvige, Danish kvie, Swedish kviga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰvʊiːja/
- Rhymes: -ʊiːja
Noun
kvíga f (genitive singular kvígu, plural kvígur)
Declension
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvíga | kvígan | kvígur | kvígurnar |
| accusative | kvígu | kvíguna | kvígur | kvígurnar |
| dative | kvígu | kvíguni | kvígum | kvígunum |
| genitive | kvígu | kvígunnar | kvíga | kvíganna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kvíga, from Proto-Germanic *kwīgǭ. Cognate with also Danish kvie, Norwegian Bokmål kvige, Norwegian Nynorsk kvige and Swedish kviga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰviːɣa/
- Rhymes: -iːɣa
Noun
kvíga f (genitive singular kvígu, nominative plural kvígur)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvíga | kvígan | kvígur | kvígurnar |
| accusative | kvígu | kvíguna | kvígur | kvígurnar |
| dative | kvígu | kvígunni | kvígum | kvígunum |
| genitive | kvígu | kvígunnar | kvígna, kvíga | kvígnanna, kvíganna |
References
- “kvíga” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Norse
Etymology
Likely derived from the stem of Proto-Germanic *kūz (“cow”).[1][2]
Noun
kvíga f (genitive kvígu, plural kvígur)
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvíga | kvígan | kvígur | kvígurnar |
| accusative | kvígu | kvíguna | kvígur | kvígurnar |
| dative | kvígu | kvígunni | kvígum | kvígunum |
| genitive | kvígu | kvígunnar | kvígna | kvígnanna |
Derived terms
- kvígr m (“young ox”)
- kvígindi n (“young cattle”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: kvíga
- Faroese: kvíga
- Norwegian Bokmål: kvige
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kvige
- Swedish: kviga
- Danish: kvie
- → Middle English: cwīe
- → Scots: kweg (Shetland)
- → Northern Sami: guiggo
References
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “kvíga”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary][1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 338
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 527 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)