Faroese

Adverb

hví

1. why

Usage notes

• hví fórt tú? - why did you leave?
• hví komst tú henda vegin? - why did you come this way?
• hví grætur tú? - why do you weep?
• hví ikki? - why not?
• eg veit ikki, hví tey fóru - I don't know, why they left

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʷiː/
• IPA^(key): /kʰviː/

  Rhymes: -iː

  Homophones: kví

Etymology 1

Adverb

hví

1. why

Synonyms

• (why): hvers vegna, af hverju

Etymology 2

Noun

hví n ‎(genitive singular hvís, nominative plural hví)

1. squeal, shriek

Declension

Related terms

• hvía