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kví

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See also: kvi

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kví f (genitive singular kvíar, nominative plural kvíar)

  1. pen, fold, enclosure
    Synonym: kró

Declension

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Declension of kví (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

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kví f (genitive kvíar, plural kvíar)

  1. pen, fold, enclosure

Declension

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  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

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  • Icelandic: kví
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kve
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kve
  • English: quoy
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuidh, cuith
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