hví

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hví, dative of hvat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰvʊiː/

Adverb

hví

1. why

Usage notes

• 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

  Homophones: 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

• (why): 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

Related terms

• hvía