hvid

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish hwit, from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, cognate with English white and German weiß.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈviːˀð/, [ˈʋiˀð̠˕ˠ], [ˈʋið̠˕ˠˀ]

  • Homophone: vid (the adjective, the verb form)

Adjective

hvid

  1. white
  2. blank
    • hvide blade
      blank leaves
Inflection
Inflection of hvid
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular hvid hvidere hvidest2
Neuter singular hvidt hvidere hvidest2
Plural hvide hvidere hvidest2
Definite attributive1 hvide hvidere hvideste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

See also
Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)
     hvid      grå      sort
             rød; højrød              orange; brun              gul; flødefarvet
             lime              grøn             
             cyan; turkis              azurblå              blå
             violet; indigo              magenta; lilla              lyserød

Etymology 2

From old Danish hvid (a silver coin), from Middle Low German witte.

Noun

hvid c (singular definite hviden, plural indefinite hvide)

  1. penny, cent/dime (han ejer ikke en hvid = he has not got a penny/cent/dime)
Declension
Declension of hvid
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvid hviden hvide hvidene
genitive hvids hvidens hvides hvidenes

References

Norn

Etymology

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

Adjective

hvid

  1. white
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