kví

See also: kvi

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰviː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Homophones: hví (some pronunciations)

Noun

kví f (genitive singular kvíar, nominative plural kvíar)

  1. pen, fold, enclosure
    Synonym: kró

Declension
declension of kví
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kví kvíin kvíar kvíarnar
accusative kví kvíina kvíar kvíarnar
dative kví kvíinni kvíum kvíunum
genitive kvíar kvíarinnar kvía kvíanna

Derived terms

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

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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
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