hwit

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xwiːt/, [ʍiːt]

Adjective

hwīt (comparative hwītra, superlative hwītost)

  1. white

Declension
Declension of hwīt — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hwīt hwīt hwīt
Accusative hwītne hwīte hwīt
Genitive hwītes hwītre hwītes
Dative hwītum hwītre hwītum
Instrumental hwīte hwītre hwīte
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hwīte hwīta, hwīte hwīt
Accusative hwīte hwīta, hwīte hwīt
Genitive hwītra hwītra hwītra
Dative hwītum hwītum hwītum
Instrumental hwītum hwītum hwītum
Declension of hwīt — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hwīta hwīte hwīte
Accusative hwītan hwītan hwīte
Genitive hwītan hwītan hwītan
Dative hwītan hwītan hwītan
Instrumental hwītan hwītan hwītan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hwītan hwītan hwītan
Accusative hwītan hwītan hwītan
Genitive hwītra, hwītena hwītra, hwītena hwītra, hwītena
Dative hwītum hwītum hwītum
Instrumental hwītum hwītum hwītum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: whit, hwit, white, whyte, whitt, whytt, whyt, whiȝt, qwyght, ȝwijt, wyghte, whiyt, whijt
    • English: white (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: quhite, fyte, fite, whyte, white
    • Yola: whit

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwīt.

Adjective

hwīt (comparative hwītoro, superlative hwītost)

  1. white
    • Heliand, verse 590
      that ostana en scoldi skinan himiltungal huit
      from the east came to shine a white heavenly body

Declension
Positive forms of hwīt
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative hwīt hwīte hwīt hwīte hwīt hwītu
accusative hwītana hwīte hwīt hwīte hwīta hwītu
genitive hwītes hwītarō hwītes hwītarō hwītaro hwītarō
dative hwītumu hwītum hwītumu hwītum hwītaro hwītum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative hwīto hwītu hwīta hwītu hwīta hwītu
accusative hwītun hwītun hwīta hwītun hwītun hwītun
genitive hwītun hwītonō hwītun hwītonō hwītun hwītonō
dative hwītun hwītum hwītun hwītum hwītun hwītum
Comparative forms of hwīt (weak only)
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative hwītoro hwītoru hwītora hwītoru hwītora hwītoru
accusative hwītorun hwītorun hwītora hwītorun hwītorun hwītorun
genitive hwītorun hwītoronō hwītorun hwītoronō hwītorun hwītoronō
dative hwītorun hwītorum hwītorun hwītorum hwītorun hwītorum
Superlative forms of hwīt
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative hwītost hwītoste hwītost hwītoste hwītost hwītostu
accusative hwītostana hwītoste hwītost hwītoste hwītosta hwītostu
genitive hwītostes hwītostarō hwītostes hwītostarō hwītostaro hwītostarō
dative hwītostumu hwītostum hwītostumu hwītostum hwītostaro hwītostum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative hwītosto hwītostu hwītosta hwītostu hwītosta hwītostu
accusative hwītostun hwītostun hwītosta hwītostun hwītostun hwītostun
genitive hwītostun hwītostonō hwītostun hwītostonō hwītostun hwītostonō
dative hwītostun hwītostum hwītostun hwītostum hwītostun hwītostum


Descendants
  • Middle Low German: wit
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