hvatr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *hwataz.
Adjective
[edit]hvatr
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of hvatr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvatr | hvǫt | hvatt |
| accusative | hvatan | hvata | hvatt |
| dative | hvǫtum | hvatri | hvǫtu |
| genitive | hvats, hvaz | hvatrar | hvats, hvaz |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvatir | hvatar | hvǫt |
| accusative | hvata | hvatar | hvǫt |
| dative | hvǫtum | hvǫtum | hvǫtum |
| genitive | hvatra | hvatra | hvatra |
Weak declension of hvatr
Declension of comparative of hvatr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvatari | hvatari | hvatara |
| accusative | hvatara | hvatari | hvatara |
| dative | hvatara | hvatari | hvatara |
| genitive | hvatara | hvatari | hvatara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvatari | hvatari | hvatari |
| accusative | hvatari | hvatari | hvatari |
| dative | hvǫturum | hvǫturum | hvǫturum |
| genitive | hvatari | hvatari | hvatari |
Strong declension of superlative of hvatr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvatastr | hvǫtust | hvatast |
| accusative | hvatastan | hvatasta | hvatast |
| dative | hvǫtustum | hvatastri | hvǫtustu |
| genitive | hvatasts | hvatastrar | hvatasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvatastir | hvatastar | hvǫtust |
| accusative | hvatasta | hvatastar | hvǫtust |
| dative | hvǫtustum | hvǫtustum | hvǫtustum |
| genitive | hvatastra | hvatastra | hvatastra |
Weak declension of superlative of hvatr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvatasti | hvatasta | hvatasta |
| accusative | hvatasta | hvǫtustu | hvatasta |
| dative | hvatasta | hvǫtustu | hvatasta |
| genitive | hvatasta | hvǫtustu | hvatasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvǫtustu | hvǫtustu | hvǫtustu |
| accusative | hvǫtustu | hvǫtustu | hvǫtustu |
| dative | hvǫtustum | hvǫtustum | hvǫtustum |
| genitive | hvǫtustu | hvǫtustu | hvǫtustu |
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: hvatur
- Faroese: hvat- (as a prefix in hvatligur, hvatmæltur, hvattalandi)
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kvat
- Norwegian Bokmål: kvat
Further reading
[edit]- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvatr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive