hvítur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkvʊiːjtʊɹ]

Adjective

hvítur (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastur)

  1. white

Declension
hvítur a1
Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) hvítur hvít hvítt
Accusative (hvønnfall) hvítan hvíta
Dative (hvørjumfall) hvítum hvítari hvítum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (hvíts) (hvítar) (hvíts)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) hvítir hvítar hvít
Accusative (hvønnfall) hvítar
Dative (hvørjumfall) hvítum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (hvíta)

Derived terms
  • hvítligur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷiːtʏr/
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰviːtʏr/
    Rhymes: -iːtʏr

Adjective

hvítur (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastur)

  1. white
    Hún var hvít sem snjór.
    She was white as snow.

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítur hvít hvítt
accusative hvítan hvíta hvítt
dative hvítum hvítri hvítu
genitive hvíts hvítrar hvíts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítir hvítar hvít
accusative hvíta hvítar hvít
dative hvítum hvítum hvítum
genitive hvítra hvítra hvítra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvíti hvíta hvíta
accusative hvíta hvítu hvíta
dative hvíta hvítu hvíta
genitive hvíta hvítu hvíta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítu hvítu hvítu
accusative hvítu hvítu hvítu
dative hvítu hvítu hvítu
genitive hvítu hvítu hvítu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítari hvítari hvítara
accusative hvítari hvítari hvítara
dative hvítari hvítari hvítara
genitive hvítari hvítari hvítara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítari hvítari hvítari
accusative hvítari hvítari hvítari
dative hvítari hvítari hvítari
genitive hvítari hvítari hvítari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítastur hvítust hvítast
accusative hvítastan hvítasta hvítast
dative hvítustum hvítastri hvítustu
genitive hvítasts hvítastrar hvítasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítastir hvítastar hvítust
accusative hvítasta hvítastar hvítust
dative hvítustum hvítustum hvítustum
genitive hvítastra hvítastra hvítastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítasti hvítasta hvítasta
accusative hvítasta hvítustu hvítasta
dative hvítasta hvítustu hvítasta
genitive hvítasta hvítustu hvítasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítustu hvítustu hvítustu
accusative hvítustu hvítustu hvítustu
dative hvítustu hvítustu hvítustu
genitive hvítustu hvítustu hvítustu

Derived terms
  • hrímhvítur (“rime-white, snow white”)
  • hvítabjörn m (“polar bear”)
  • Hvítarússland (“White Russia”)
  • hvítasunna f (“Whitsun, Whitsuntide”)
  • hvítblæði n (“leukaemia”)
  • hvítkál n (“white cabbage”) (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba)
  • hvítlaukur m (“garlic”)
  • hvítna (“to turn white; to pale”)
  • hvítrússneska (“Byelorussian”)
  • hvítstorkur (“a white stork”)
  • hvítur fyrir hærunum (“with greying hair”)
  • hvítvín n (“white wine”)
  • sjá eitthvað svart á hvítu (“to see something in black and white”)
  • svart á hvítu (“black and white”)
  • hvíta (“white of an egg”)

See also
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