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hvítur
hvítur
Faroese
Adjective
hvítur (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastur)
Declension
| hvítur a1 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | hvítur | hvít | hvítt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | hvítan | hvíta | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | hvítum | hvítari | hvítum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (hvíts) | (hvítar) | (hvíts) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | hvítir | hvítar | hvít |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | hvítar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | hvítum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (hvíta) | ||
Derived terms
- hvítligur
Related terms
Related terms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hvítur (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastur)
- white
- Hún var hvít sem snjór.
- She was white as snow.
- Hún var hvít sem snjór.
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvíti | hvíta | hvíta |
| accusative | hvíta | hvítu | hvíta |
| dative | hvíta | hvítu | hvíta |
| genitive | hvíta | hvítu | hvíta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvítu | hvítu | hvítu |
| accusative | hvítu | hvítu | hvítu |
| dative | hvítu | hvítu | hvítu |
| genitive | hvítu | hvítu | hvítu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítara |
| accusative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítara |
| dative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítara |
| genitive | hvítari | hvítari | hvítara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítari |
| accusative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítari |
| dative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítari |
| genitive | hvítari | hvítari | hvítari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvítastur | hvítust | hvítast |
| accusative | hvítastan | hvítasta | hvítast |
| dative | hvítustum | hvítastri | hvítustu |
| genitive | hvítasts | hvítastrar | hvítasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvítastir | hvítastar | hvítust |
| accusative | hvítasta | hvítastar | hvítust |
| dative | hvítustum | hvítustum | hvítustum |
| genitive | hvítastra | hvítastra | hvítastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvítasti | hvítasta | hvítasta |
| accusative | hvítasta | hvítustu | hvítasta |
| dative | hvítasta | hvítustu | hvítasta |
| genitive | hvítasta | hvítustu | hvítasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvítustu | hvítustu | hvítustu |
| accusative | hvítustu | hvítustu | hvítustu |
| dative | hvítustu | hvítustu | hvítustu |
| genitive | hvítustu | hvítustu | hvítustu |
Derived terms
Terms derived from hvítur
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Related terms
- hvíta (“white of an egg”)