hvítur

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hvítur (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastur)

  1. white

Declension

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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)

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hvítur (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastur)

  1. white
    Hún var hvít sem snjór.
    She was white as snow.

Inflection

Derived terms

Related terms

  • hvíta (white of an egg)

See also

Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)
     hvítur; mjallhvítur      grár      svartur
             rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður              appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður              gulur; rjómagulur
             gulgrænn, mosagrænn              grænn             
             blágrænn; grænblár              heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár              blár
             fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár              blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur              bleikur