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hvat
hvat
Faroese
Pronoun
hvat n
Declension
| Interrogative pronoun - spurnarfornavn | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | hvør | hvør | hvat |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | hvønn | hvørja | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | hvørjum | hvørjari / hvørji | hvørjum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | hvørs | (hvørjar) | hvørs |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | hvørjir | hvørjar | hvørji |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | hvørjar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | hvørjum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | hvørja | ||
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwat (“what”), neuter nominative of *hwaz (“who, what”). Cognate with Old English hwæt, Old Frisian hwet, Old Saxon hwat, Old Dutch wat, Old High German waz, Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa).
Pronoun
hvat
- what (nominative and accusative singular neuter interrogative pronoun)
- what (nominative and accusative singular neuter relative pronoun)
Declension
Declension of hvar
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *hvar | *hvar | hvat |
| accusative | hvern | hvern | hvat |
| dative | hveim | hveim | hví |
| genitive | hves | hves | hves |
Descendants
References
- hvat in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press