kví

See also: kvi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kví, from Proto-Germanic *kwījō (“enclosure, stable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰviː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Homophone: (some pronunciations) hví

Noun

kví f (genitive singular kvíar, nominative plural kvíar)

1. pen, fold, enclosure

   Synonym: kró

Declension

Declension of kví (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kví	kvíin	kvíar	kvíarnar
accusative	kví	kvína	kvíar	kvíarnar
dative	kví	kvínni	kvíum	kvíunum
genitive	kvíar	kvíarinnar	kvía	kvíanna

Derived terms

• herkví (“blockade”)

Anagrams

• vík

Old Norse

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwiː/

Noun

kví f (genitive kvíar, plural kvíar)

1. pen, fold, enclosure

Declension

Declension of kví (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kví	kvíin	kvíar	kvíarnar
accusative	kví	kvína	kvíar	kvíarnar
dative	kví	kvínni	kvíum	kvíunum
genitive	kvíar	kvíarinnar	kvía	kvíanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: kví
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kve
• Norwegian Bokmål: kve
• English: quoy
• Scottish Gaelic: cuidh, cuith